
In happier times. Sweden's Prime Minister Olof Palme at a socialist meeting in 1975 laughing with Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Credit: Swedish Television
Politics
Why Sweden is keeping quiet during Israel-Palestine violence
- Sweden used to have strong ties to Israel, and was also the only EU state to recognise Palestine in 2014.
- So why are there no Swedish moves to deal with the latest flare-up of violence between the two countries?
- Political scientist Anders Persson says to Radio Sweden that the Israel-Palestine has become too politically controversial for the current government.