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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Swedish FM says she will push for EU sanctions against Israeli ministers
Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (C) and others prepare to pose for a family photo with EU foreign ministers during their informal meeting in Gymnich format, in Warsaw, Poland, on May 8, 2025. (Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Sweden’s top diplomat says that the Nordic country would work within the EU to push for sanctions against certain Israeli ministers over Israel’s treatment of civilian Palestinians in Gaza.
“Since we do not see a clear improvement for the civilians in Gaza, we need to raise the tone further. We will therefore now also push for EU sanctions against individual Israeli ministers,” Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard says in a statement to AFP, adding that the officials targeted would be the subject of discussions within the EU.
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