This policy went through a radical change during the early 1970s with the rise of Olof Palme, Sweden’s socialist prime minister from 1969– 1976 and from 1982 until his assassination in 1986. Palme came to implement an activist take on Sweden’s foreign policy of neutrality, including support for self-proclaimed independence and national liberation movements. He became the first Western prime minister to initiate direct contacts with the PLO in 1974, meeting with Yasser Arafat during a time when the organization was isolated and the Palestinian leader was regarded as a terrorist throughout the Western world.Den frostiga attityden upprätthölls efter Palmes död främst av Sten Andersson och varade till dess Göran Persson äntrade scenen och kompenserade den försmådda kärestan med Forum för levande historia och obligatorisk masspropaganda gällande det utvalda folkets extraordinära rasismutsatthet rakt in i varje svensk skolelevs medvetande. Tråkigt nog gjorde inte heller Persson ordentligt slut med den förtretliga babyloniska skökan, så riktigt bra blev det ju inte.
ISRAEL, THE previously embattled David, was now viewed as the new Goliath and the main obstacle toward a resolution of the conflict. The change emanated from what the premier described as the country’s “ethical obligation” toward the Palestinians.
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While Sweden’s growing focus on Palestinian rights mirrored that of other European countries following the end of the Six-Day War, its engagement was stronger and more intense, a position which came to determine Stockholm’s policy for the next quarter-century. Gradually, Sweden became perceived as one of the Jewish state’s most vocal critics in Western Europe, if not among the harshest outside of the Arab world and its supporters in the Eastern Bloc. Israel’s permanent representative to the UN, Chaim Herzog, dubbed this policy orientation “a shameful betrayal of principles,” concluding, “We felt as if we had been stabbed in the back by a friendly country that wasn’t even supposed to have a knife.”
It remained rather constant, with minor adjustments, until socialist prime minister Göran Persson normalized Sweden’s relations with Israel between 1999 and 2001, articulating a greater understanding for Jerusalem’s positions in the conflict.Vissa små - ur etnostatens synvinkel - framsteg gjordes ändå fram till dess vår vördade ledare Löfven med superdiplomaten Palestina-Margot vid sin sida tog över rodret i den humanitära stormakten.
Persson’s policy revision – which challenged opposition within his own party and government – was implemented in 1999, through the first Swedish prime ministerial visit to Israel since 1962, which proved to be the last to date. Succeeding initiatives strengthened the historically strained relations, while Sweden simultaneously maintained its traditionally strong relationship with the Palestinians.
This rapprochement was short-lived and came to a definite halt when Stockholm reverted to the Palme tradition in 2014 through its recognition of a Palestinian state.https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Sweden-and-Israel-593337
Despite the current lessthan-stellar relations, Sweden holds the view that its policies have the potential to further the stalled Arab-Israeli peace process in a Middle East pot that has been characterized by too many cooks. If history is any guide to the future, Stockholm’s ambition to build bridges to peace will remain a vision as long as Swedish-Israeli relations remain in their current state.
Säg vad ni vill, men sossarna kan det här med varumärkesbyggande. När en S-ledd kommun inför tiggeriförbud heter det inte "förbud", utan "tillstånd".https://twitter.com/viktorbk/status/1143117786790748160
Nu se vi ju på ett dunkelt sätt, såsom i en spegel, men då skola vi se ansikte mot ansikte. Nu är min kunskap ett styckverk, men då skall jag känna till fullo, såsom jag själv har blivit till fullo känd.1 Korinthierbrevet 13:12
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