Israel says Swedish foreign minister's comments help terror

Israel’s Foreign Ministry is accusing top Swedish diplomat Margot Wallstrom of giving support to terrorism, after she called for a probe into possible extrajudicial killings by Israel during the current round of violence with the Palestinians.

“With this irresponsible and delusional statement the Swedish Foreign minister gives backing to terrorism and thus promotes violence,” the ministry said in a statement.

Earlier, Wallstrom said at a parliament debate that an investigation was needed to clarify if Israel had killed Palestinians without cause.

The comment came as she defended a statement she made in December, seemingly accusing Israel of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians, for which she was widely pilloried by officials in Jerusalem at the time.

— with Raphael Ahren