Israel Officially Rebukes Swedish Ambassador for Foreign Minister's Statement

(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Israel Foreign Ministry Deputy Director-General for European Affairs Aviv Shir-On told Sweden's Ambassador to Israel Carl Magnus Nesser on Wednesday that Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom's call for Israel to be investigated for executing Palestinians represented a twisted presentation of reality. Shir-On said that Wallstrom's words indicate that she does not understand that Israeli citizens are exposed to the constant danger of murderous terror attacks. He said that due to the minister's comments, Israel will no longer allow Sweden to promote any projects in the Palestinian territories.


2016-01-14 00:00:00

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