Sweden officially recognizes Palestinian state, Israel recalls ambassador.

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Nancy B. Detweiler

Sweden officially recognizes Palestinian state, Israel recalls ambassador.

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A vote at the UN General Assembly in 2012 secured a de facto Palestinian statehood, although a ‘yes’ vote from most EU members is still pending. While Sweden is the first EU member in Western Europe to have recognized the state, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Poland and the Czech Republic have already done so.

Iceland – the only non-EU member in the pack, has also recognized the Palestinian state.

http://rt.com/news/200747-palestinian-state-sweden-recognition/

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