Israel has responded negatively about the Sweden decision to recognize the State of Palestine

Israel has responded negatively about the Sweden decision to recognize the State of Palestine

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This move will only increase the extremists, according to a communique of the Foreign Ministry of Israel

TEL AVIV, October 30. The Israeli Foreign Ministry responded negatively about the decision of the Swedish Government to recognize the State of Palestine. In a communiqué released on Thursday Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman asserted that this step only reinforce the extremists.

“This unfortunate decision that will strengthen extremist elements and the Palestinians pursued a policy of refusal (the recognition of Israel),” – said the Minister.

“Solving the problem by reducing inequality”

Recognition of the State of Palestine will boost the peace process in the Middle East. This opinion was expressed by Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström.

“Recognition of the State of Palestine will contribute to the peace process. We want to alleviate the problem by reducing the inequalities of the negotiating parties,” – she said at a specially convened press conference.

“The main reason for such a decision – according to criteria of international law, necessary for the recognition of the state. There are grounds, and has a population of a government”, – explained the Minister.

She stressed that Sweden became the first country in the EU in this matter. “It must be remembered that Palestine is already recognized more than 130 countries. We – the 135th country” – said Wahlstrom.

According to her, the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers had to “critical moment.” “Over the past year we have seen that the peace talks have stopped, the new (Jewish) settlements in the occupied territories hampered the question of the two states, and violence has returned to Gaza. We have a responsibility to send a signal to both the Palestinian and Israeli youth that we still believe in the two-state solution, and that the world has not forgotten them, “- said the head of the Foreign Ministry.

She expressed the hope that the decision taken by the Swedish government decision will be correctly perceived in Israel and cooperation between the two countries will continue. Meanwhile, Wallström said that the kingdom does not intend to open an embassy in the newly recognized state.

In turn, the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Isabella Levin announced Wednesday a significant increase in aid to the “construction of the State of Palestine.” Over the next five years it will grow to 500 million kroons to 1.5 billion kroons (55 million euros and 165 million, respectively).

“These funds are allocated to facilitate the lives of Palestinians, strengthening the role of women and combating climate change. The increase in aid is support for all moderate forces in Palestine who are working for democracy and human rights”, – the report says the minister for the press.

Expert opinion about the motives of Sweden

Sweden recognition of a Palestinian state is caused by domestic factors and the interests of business, the Arab world is not the solution to the Palestinian problem. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Trend president of the Public Middle East Institute Yevgeny Satanovskiy.

“The fact that the current leadership of the Swedes make socialists who traditionally have a tough anti-Israel, pro-Arab and pro-Palestinian stance is well known. The fact that Sweden and its leaders need to develop the Arab market – also,” – he said, answering a question about the reasons which prompted Stockholm decide to recognize the State of Palestine.

The expert noted that these actions do not conform to the principles of the agreements reached in Oslo in 1993. “Sweden has decided to once again demonstrate that no international law is not, – he said. – It is a violation of all the parameters of the agreements signed by the Palestinian leadership in the form of” Oslo process “, which categorically prohibit this kind of steps.”

Talking about how the decision could affect the Swedish situation in the Middle East and the fate of Palestine, the expert pointed out that the Arab world is currently busy with other problems, against which the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and its solution are losing relevance. “When splits Libya and Iraq, Syria and Yemen, threatened statehood Tunisia and many other countries of the Arab world, the last thing someone interested in the Arab world – a Palestinian state,” – says Satanovskiy.

Director of the Institute of the Middle East said that in the face of multiple conflicts certain aspects of the Palestinian issue may even irritate the Arab states.

“When the number of refugees from Iraq and Syria, Libya and Yemen is in the millions and millions of people, the Palestinian refugees only cause irritation because they engaged in a special agency, and spends billions on this matter, and all other Arab refugees, even if they are registered, including another agency of the United Nations, by the Commissariat for Refugees. And these refugees have nothing, “- he stressed.

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