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CLAIM: ISRAEL SHUNNED TALKS WITH RADICAL, IRRATIONAL AND UNFRIENDLY SWEDEN……

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STANDING OVATION

Did Israel shun talks with ‘unfriendly’ Sweden?

Israel’s capital, Jerusalem in the snow. Photo: Sebastian Scheiner/TT

Published: 15 Jan 2015 08:00 GMT+01:00

When Margot Wallström announced that she had “decided to postpone” her trip to Israel, she cited “diary reasons”, but on Thurdsday, a spokesperson for the Israeli Foreign Ministry gave another version of events.

Speaking to Sveriges Radio, he Emmanuel Nachshon said: “The Swedish Foreign Minister would not have received any official meetings in Israel if she’d traveled here.”

“It is no secret that Israel sees Sweden’s recognition of the State of Palestine as an extremely unfriendly act,” he added, confirming that Wallström would not have been able to meet with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if she visited Israel.

Sweden’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine in late October caused Israel to recall its ambassador to Stockholm, who returned a month later.

Israeli media reported in mid-December that Avigdor Lieberman did not want to meet her.

According to the Swedish Foreign Ministry, Wallström now plans to travel to Israel later this spring.

By then, the Israeli election will be over and there will be a new government for her to meet.

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