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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 571

Margot Wallström

In this file photo taken on February 26, 2019 Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom speaks during a press conference following a pledging conference for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen at the United Nations offices in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
September 6, 2019, 7:14 pm
Swedish FM Wallstrom, who recognized Palestinian state, to resign
Five years in office saw sharp deterioration in ties with Israel, particularly after she called IDF killing of Palestinians carrying out terror attacks ‘extrajudicial killings’
By ToI Staff and AFP
Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, speaks during a EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) at the European Council in Brussels on November 20, 2018. (John Thys/AFP)
May 5, 2019, 11:16 pm
EU laments the ‘unspeakable suffering’ Gaza rockets inflict on Israelis
UN chief Guterres urges all parties to ‘exercise maximum restraint’; Irish FM Coveney says ‘unjust treatment of Gaza’ won’t be solved by violence or terrorist attacks
By Raphael Ahren
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)
August 8, 2018, 7:32 pm
Sweden bashes Israel for seizing Gaza-bound boat
As Israel deports 7 Swedish activists detained aboard flotilla, Stockholm says it has been in contact with Jerusalem, demanding ship and cargo be released
By ToI Staff and AFP
Masoumeh Ebtekar (Vahid Salemi/AP)
April 18, 2018, 1:35 pm
Sweden slammed for inviting ‘mastermind’ of 1979 Iranian hostage crisis
Dissidents say hosting Islamic Republic’s VP Masoumeh Ebtekar, who represented hostage-takers to international media, akin to supporting terrorism
By Raphael Ahren
Stefan Shaul Lindmark
April 13, 2018, 6:50 pm
Stefan Shaul Lindmark
A Swede’s letter to his foreign minister
Margot Wallström, in Sweden, they scream that Jews are the offspring of monkeys and pigs; in Israel, I am free
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)
March 21, 2018, 12:41 pm
Swedish FM seems to support PA’s payments to terrorists’ families
‘Are people supposed to starve to death?’ Margot Wallström asks, but clarifies Stockholm doesn’t fund Palestinian prisoners
By Raphael Ahren
Police arrive after a synagogue was attacked in a failed arson attempt in Gothenburg, Sweden, late December 9, 2017. (AFP/TT News Agency/Adam Ihse)
January 5, 2018, 4:49 pm
Sweden has failed its Jews, ambassador to Israel says
Envoy says Stockholm has not given Jewish community adequate protection or sense of security
By JTA
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, right, speaks with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson before a NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers' meeting held at NATO headquarter in Brussels, December 5, 2017. (THIERRY CHARLIER/AFP)
December 10, 2017, 12:52 pm
Swedish foreign minister condemns firebombing of synagogue
Youngsters were inside during attack; amid protests over Trump’s Jerusalem recognition, Wallstrom says there’s no place for anti-Semitism and attacks on Jews
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Margot Wallstrom, Sweden's minister of foreign affairs, in her office in Stockholm, October 31, 2014 (AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)
December 7, 2017, 5:08 pm
Despite lingering tensions, Israeli envoy met Swedish FM
During introductory talks with Margot Wallstrom, new envoy Ilan Ben Dov reportedly maintained Jerusalem’s demand for more even-handed treatment
By Stuart Winer
Swedish Parliament speaker Urban Ahlin, left, with Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 15, 2017 (Jorge Novominsky)
November 16, 2017, 11:42 am
Swedish parliament speaker: We seek better ties with Israel
In Jerusalem, Urban Ahlin acknowledges ‘differences of opinion’ but insists that Stockholm is a ‘steadfast friend’ of the Jewish state
By Raphael Ahren
Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallstrom gives a statement to the media in Stockholm, Sweden, on the Paris terrorist attacks, on November 14, 2015. (AFP/TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery)
February 15, 2017, 4:40 pm
Sweden announces ‘special envoy’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Israel scoffs
FM Margot Wallstrom says new position signals country’s commitment to a resolution
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Becky Norton Dunlop, deputy to the senior adviser on President-Elect Donald Trump's transition team for policy and personnel, speaking at the Jerusalem Leaders Summit, December 19, 2017. (Courtesy)
December 21, 2016, 2:04 pm
Backing far-right Swede, Trump proxy shuns top Israeli official
Delegation cancels meeting with Tzipi Hotovely after Foreign Ministry nixed participation of Kristina Winberg due to her party’s ‘neo-Nazi tendencies’
By Raoul Wootliff
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom shakes hands with her Palestinian counterpart Riad al-Maliki during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 16, 2016. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
December 17, 2016, 2:27 pm
Sweden ‘to seek anti-settlement resolution’ during Security Council presidency in January
Controversial FM Margot Wallstrom, visiting Ramallah, says her boycott by Jerusalem is unfortunate: ‘It’s important to have dialogue’
By ToI Staff
Margot Wallstrom, Sweden's minister of foreign affairs, in her office in Stockholm, October 31, 2014 (AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)
December 13, 2016, 4:31 am
Israel to boycott Swedish FM on her visit to region
Margot Wallstrom’s attempts to meet leaders officially blocked by scheduling conflicts, but sources say her positions have made her an unwelcome guest
By ToI Staff
A mobile home in the outpost of Amona. (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)
November 18, 2016, 2:27 pm
Sweden ‘deeply concerned’ over bill to legalize outposts
Stockholm joins long list of those opposed to the proposed legislation on unauthorized building in West Bank
By AP and ToI Staff
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