Sweden to grant $200 million to Palestine

'There is a territory, there is also a population. There is also a government with the opportunity to exhibit internal and external control.'

Sweden is set to give Palestine up to 1.5 billion kronor ($200 million) in aid, Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom has announced, hours after it became the first European Union country to officially recognize Palestine as a state.

Wallstrom said in a statement on Thursday that Palestine fulfilled the criteria for recognition as a state in international law despite it not having fixed borders, and would receive between 500 million kronor ($68 million) and 1.5 billion kronor under a five-year assistance plan.

Wallstrom said: ''There is a territory, there is also a population. There is also a government with the opportunity to exhibit internal and external control."

Sweden has previously recognized states - Croatia in 1992 and Kosovo in 2008 - even though they lacked effective control over parts of its territory, Wallstrom said, underlying that Palestine was a similar case.

Source:https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/europe/14972-sweden-to-grant-200-million-to-palestine

Families Targeted

"A report released by Euro-Mid in a press conference held today in‪#‎London‬, revealed that "between 8 July and 26 August, 2014, Israeli forces conducted an estimated 60,664 raids resulting in the deaths to date of 2,147 Palestinians, many of them belong to the same family. (144 families lost three or more members in a single incident) In addition, approximately 10,870 were injured."

Maha

Euromid Observer for Human Rights

imated 60,664 raids resulting in the deaths to date of 2,147 Palestinians, many of them belong to the same family. (144 families lost three or more members in a single incident) In addition, approximately 10,870 were injured.