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Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni meets her European Counterparts in Jerusalem
L-R: Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and EU Envoy Benita Ferrero Waldner hold a press conference with (not seen) Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg and EU Enjoy Javier Solana on the Israeli operation in Gaza, January 5, 2009. (UPI Photo/Debbie Hill)

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New Swedish government to privatize
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What I am concerned about is that the Israeli public has gotten the idea that there are anti-Semitic views which are tolerated in Sweden
Israel demands apology for article
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Historical events should not be judged at a political level but should be left to the parties concerned to discuss on the basis of current research
Turkish-Swedish row over genocide label
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Although some limited progress has been made, further discussions will be required ... and some of the parties will need to demonstrate greater determination and flexibility
Talks on Bosnian governance break off
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch