Palestine
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Irish ambassador: We're learning from the Swedes
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Dec 12
James Joseph Carroll, Ireland's ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about Ericsson, the West Bank, and how Swedish brainpower is helping turn around the Irish economy.
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Ship to Gaza Sweden vessel sets sail again
National: 7 Oct 12
A Swedish ship with rights activists from several countries aboard sailed from Naples on Saturday in the latest bid to break Israel's blockade against Gaza.
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The Raoul Wallenberg Calendar: Q&A with Brian Palmer
Lifestyle: 4 Aug 12
With the centenary of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg's birth on Saturday, The Local catches up with Brian Palmer, a researcher at Uppsala University who has created a calendar to commemorate individuals of exceptional civic courage.
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Naming princess Estelle a 'political statement' by Swedish Royal Family
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 12
In naming Sweden's newest princess Estelle, the Royal Family is trying to revive the legacy of Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish royal and diplomat who was assassinated in Israel, argues biographer Göran Burén.
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'Syria's Assad should step down': Bildt
Politics: 15 Feb 12
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt called for Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to step down when delivering the government's annual statement of foreign policy on Wednesday, which also prompted a heated debate about the recognition of a Palestinian state.
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Sweden 'not ready' to recognize Palestine: Bildt
National: 17 Jan 12
The time is not right for Sweden to recognize the Palestinian state or make any promises to upgrade the country’s status in the UN, according to foreign minister Carl Bildt.
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Minister slams aid report for 'anti-Israel' bias
Politics: 8 Nov 11
Sweden's foreign aid minister has criticized the use of taxpayer money to fund a “one-sided” report on the conflict in the Middle East entitled “Colonialism and apartheid – Israel's occupation of Palestine”.
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Bildt: UNESCO decision will 'hurt Palestine'
Politics: 1 Nov 11
Sweden voted against the Palestinian application to join UNESCO on Monday, arguing that the vote had come at the "wrong time" and would harm the Palestinian cause.
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Swedish parties split on Palestinian recognition
Politics: 1 Sep 11
Swedish political parties represented in the Riksdag are sharply divided as to whether or not Sweden should officially recognise a Palestinian government.
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'Turkey and the EU need each other': Bildt
Politics: 16 Feb 11
Granting membership to Turkey would strengthen the European Union, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt argued in his annual foreign policy statement to the Riksdag.
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Palme prize awarded to Palestinian psychiatrist
Society: 4 Jan 11
A Palestinian psychiatrist has been awarded the 2010 Olof Palme Prize for his efforts to foster “common sense, reconciliation, and peace" in the Middle East the award’s Swedish jurors announced on Tuesday.
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US Jewish centre seeks ban on Malmö mayor
Politics: 14 Oct 10
US Jewish organisation the Simon Wiesenthal Center has called for the disqualification of Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu from the World Mayor 2010 prize, citing his comments in the spring regarding the city's Jewish population.
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Global activists honoured with 'Alternative Nobel' prize
Society: 30 Sep 10
Activists from Nepal, Brazil and Nigerian as well as Israeli doctors, have been awarded the 2010 Rights Livelihood prize, often called the "Alternative Nobel" prize, the Sweden-based organisers announced on Thursday.
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Organizer: ship deaths 'premeditated murder'
National: 3 Jun 10
The Swedish organizer of the Ship to Gaza, Mattias Gardell, told journalists on his return to Stockholm that the Israelis had committed “premeditated murder” and were guilty of piracy.
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Letter to the Editor: UK MPs back Sweden over Palestinian capital
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Dec 09
As EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels to debate the future of Israeli-Palestinian relations, a group of British MPs have come out in support of a Swedish proposal to establish East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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UK MPs back Swedish presidency on Jerusalem
Politics: 7 Dec 09
A group of nearly 50 members of the British parliament have written a letter voicing their support for a controversial Swedish EU presidency proposal to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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Israel accuses Sweden of 'diplomatic coup'
National: 14 Nov 09
Israel has accused Sweden of trying to change the EU’s stance on Jerusalem and refer to the city as the official capital of Israel and Palestine while at the helm of the rotating EU presidency.
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Astrid Lindgren's lasting literary legacy
Lifestyle: 17 Sep 09
Astrid Lindgren continues to be synonymous with the highest standards in writing, imagination and imagery, not only because of her books, but also for an award that helps foster excellence in a new generation of children’s authors, Lyida Parafianowicz discovered.
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Sören Wibe: The economics of a eurosceptic
Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jun 09
As a fully fledged eurosceptic, the June List's Sören Wibe is pushing to stop the EU becoming an increasingly federalist project.
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Sweden joins UN racism conference walkout
Politics: 21 Apr 09
Swedish and EU delegates walked out of the UN conference on racism in Geneva in protest at remarks by Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who described Israel as "racist" in his speech.
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What's on in Sweden: April 3 - 9
Lifestyle: 2 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: New York Stories bids farewell in Stockholm; Sahara Hotnights in Gothenburg; Chicks on Speed in Malmö.
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‘Opposing Israeli violence is not anti-Semitism’
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 09
Swedes who demonstrate over Israeli attacks are not anti-Semites. Calling them names is an attempt to silence criticism of Israeli policies, argues Stockholm-based Palestinian Alaa Kullab.
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Swedes 'too quick to pick sides' in Gaza conflict
Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jan 09
An Israeli national on a temporary stay in Sweden, Omri Grinberg is dismayed by the lack of nuance displayed by supporters of both sides in the Gaza war.
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'Boycott Israel in Davis Cup': Social Democrat
Sport: 13 Jan 09
A prominent member of Sweden's largest political party likened Israel to apartheid South Africa and Nazi Germany in calling for a boycott of Sweden’s upcoming Davis Cup tennis match against the Middle Eastern country.
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Thousands demonstrate against Gaza attacks
Politics: 10 Jan 09
Thousands of people took to the streets of Stockholm to demonstrate against the war in Gaza on Saturday. Demonstrators bore a sea of Palestinian flags and called for an end to the "massacre".
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Sahlin retains hope for Ohly cooperation
Politics: 1 Nov 08
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin is hopeful that a tripartite coalition with the Green party and the Left party remains possible. The Left party leader Lars Ohly has declared meanwhile that talks are in deadlock.
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Migration Board: 'Hamas is a liberation movement'
Politics: 25 Oct 08
A Swedish Migration Board employee sued his employers alleging that he was demoted due to his pro-Israel political views. The board's counsel in the hearing has courted controversy by calling Hamas 'a liberation movement.'
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Sweden gives aid to Palestinian Authority
National: 29 Jun 07
Sweden will provide financial aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian public sector to help pay wages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the government announced on Friday.
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Swedish rapper's anti-American rant plagiarised
Society: 18 Jan 07
In September 2001 Swedish rapper Ken Ring wrote about the "battle for freedom" waged by the 9/11 bombers. Now his article has resurfaced under a different name.
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"Time for Sweden to support Mid-East Moderates"
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
Knee-jerk condemnations of Israel have been a frequent characteristic of Sweden’s reaction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new government should start supporting moderates on both sides, argues David Stavrou.
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Sweden and Israel put spat behind them
Politics: 20 May 06
Relations between Israel and Sweden have thawed, after rows over military exercises and Sweden's welcoming of a member of Palestine's Hamas government, Foreign Minister Jan Eliasson said on Saturday.
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Hamas minister thanks Sweden for visa
National: 6 May 06
The Palestinian Authority's refugee minister has thanked the Swedish government for allowing his visit, which Israel says amounts to legitimizing a terrorist organization.
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Swedes keep Hebron observers
National: 22 Jan 06
Swedish observers in Hebron have had their stay extended by the Swedish government. The West Bank town has been the scene of clashes between Palestinians and Jewish residents.
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Star study telescope to launch from Sweden
Society: 25 May 05
A Swedish-American telescope will launch in northern Sweden this week, as part of a project to investigate the formation of stars and planets.
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Library brings Nordic comics to the world
Lifestyle: 21 May 05
Serieteket, a comic library in Stockholm's Kulturhus, has grown into a unique cultural institution. It now intend to make Nordic comics accessible to an even wider public via a new website.
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All kicking off
Sport: 24 Jun 04
Where there's football there's fighting. While Sweden's boys in Portugal do the country proud, hooligans brawl in the posh part of Stockholm and two boys' teams act like they're in the Gaza Strip rather than the Under 16s St Eriks Cup.
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