Just as the Israeli right wing objects to the USA criticizing obnoxious Israeli policies of land theft, claiming that it is not America's business to question Jewish "rights"....similarly, should the Swedes tell America to mind its own business, when they, the Swedes, decide to reognize a Palestinian State

A wise and morally courageous political action by Sweden. The immediate logical next step is to withdraw recognition of so-called "Israel". The rest of the international community has the ethical and moral duty to do the same. Sweden, I salute you!

back to her Nazi roots. Yep,the beloved of Palme, Eva Myrdal,Svedens Ambassador to UN had syarted The Institute of Racial Hygiene in the 30ies Stockholm,dedicated to "promoting superiority of the Nordic Race". His other favourite ,Director General of the Swedish Foreign Office Âke Ôstrôm (vehement Israel basher) was a member of the Swedish Nazi Party before WW2. Something he "didn't recall" when asked directly on TV.

Israel should accept and welcome this move, on condition that the new demilitarized state will remain in its current boundaries – Gaza Strip and area A in West Bank. The future of area B there could be negotiated.

Just want to say that not every Swede supports the decision of the deranged green and red goverment that just was elected. I fully support Israel in their struggle against the vicious arabs surrounding them. With the amount of mostly islamic people being brought in to Sweden every year I don't think it will be very long before we change our nation to Swedistan or Swodalia....

so-called "graczek". The nice thing is, the rest of the world thinks your opinion is rubbish.

... the independent state of Samiland. The Swedes have been oppressing the Sami people for centuries. That has about as much meaning as Sweden's move to "recognize" a nonexistent state and an invented people. Are the Swedes planning to invade the State of Israel to back up their nonsense? Israel should annex Judea and Samaria in response. And deport all its Arabs to Sweden. Sweden's better than halfway to becoming a Moslem country anyway. Might as well get it over with.

compared to israel's military, sweeden is insignificant. sweeden does not even understand that it has recognized a non-existent entity, one that is not even a virtual state.

It is good to know there are some sane Swedes left in Sweden.

Israel should unilaterally set its borders and freeze negotiations with foreign countries. This is the only possible way to defend Israel's interest and give a strong answer. The Israeli leadership should finally be firm and give up it's weak foreign politics! Sweden's intervention is antisemitic and supports Muslim terrorism

One is the State of Israel and the state of Balestine will be the created on the Moon, a safe distance away, so the whole world could recognize it easily.

I've seen you use this argument over and over again to bash Sweden and you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I'm a Swedish Sami. There is no independence movement for Sápmi for you to support, it's simply not an issue here. As for the oppression of our people, unlike jews who still feel sorry for themselves over their enslavement in Egypt thousands of years ago, we don't hold a grudge for something that happened before we were born. Thanks for your concern, but we don't need or want it. I suspect this recognition is the work of the small hippie party, with less than 7% of the votes. This will hardly be their last attempt at hurting Israel, they really really hate Israel. At least two ministers in our new government has been arrested in Israel, one while trying to sabotage the Gaza blockade and the other while destroying security barriers in the west bank.

It is a welcomed news from Sweden soon be followed by more European countries. The idiots who complain have no clue that the Palestinians under military occupation in the West Bank and Gaza (yes Gaza is still under total Israeli military control) are not citizens of the state of Israel . and subject to apartheid rules and practices. Israel have two choices 1- make Palestinians under occupation full citizens with equal rights 2- let them free on their own land. Sooner or later one of these options will happen with or without your help. Your whole existence is dependent on one US veto, but some of the idiot racist commentators are too stupid to realize that.

"compared to israel's military, sweeden is insignificant." oh really? :) sweden produces their own cars figther jets submarines rifles tanks etc their military industry is bigger and better than israels as well as their political weight who is insignificant now? do you really foolishy think if jewish lobbiest werent in washington anybody would give damn about israel? would usa sell you fighter jets hardware ? would germany sell you submarines ;) think twice when you talk about sweden next time :)

Sound like you are represent the worst of two world, the turks who even now deny Armenians massacre and Sweden the country which ready to offer asylum to any terrorist group in the world and than blame Israel for their blindness!

There is no comparison. There is no land theft in Israel as all was taken in defensive wars, and when another country decides to recognize a make-believe people that created themselves in the 1960’s, it’s everyone’s business.

It would help if Hamas stopped swearing that their true goal is to annihilate Israel and the Jews, and if they and the PA would live up to the Oslo Accords by not teaching hate to their kids. And Hamas controls Gaza and the PA the WB. But you seem too stupid to realize all these things.

Point of order: Israel's military and military industry is bigger and better than Sweden's. And yes, the US and Germany would sell to Israel without Jewish lobbyists as they are democracies, not areas controlled by terrorist organizations with little, if any, democracy. Think twice when you talk about Israel next time. :)

don't remember Israel's statehood being the result of bilateral agreement

Israel is a reconstituted country with a people that has existed for millenia. "Palestine" as a country never existed, and the "Palestinians" took on this moniker in the 1960's. They also threaten the annihilation of their neighbors while Israel is prepared to live with its neighbors. Your eyes are closed to the differences as you wish they didn't exist.