Sweden Critical of Israeli "Extra-judicial Executions"
"It is only through negotiation and an end to the occupation that Israel can be guaranteed a peaceful future," said Lindh |
In another criticism of Israeli oppressive practices, Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh blasted the Israeli army's "extrajudicial executions" of Palestinians.
"Extra-judicial executions continue unabatedly. Building demolitions have become increasingly common. Palestinians are humiliated daily at Israeli roadblocks," she said in a statement.
"Israel must realize that injustices and confrontation do not lead to security," she said, noting that 72 Palestinians, many of them civilians, have been killed as a result of the Israeli offensive in Gaza and the West Bank in the past month.
"It is only through negotiation and an end to the occupation that Israel can be guaranteed a peaceful future," she said.