124 countries voted in favor and 14 countries voted against. 43 countries abstained, including Sweden.
“Sweden, together with a group of like-minded people, abstained from the adoption of the resolution,” writes Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) in a comment to SVT.
“Creating problems for two-state solution”
She also says that the decision to put down the vote comes after weighing several aspects:
“The EU continues to be very clear in its expectations of the parties’ genuine commitment. However, the resolution goes beyond the court’s opinion. It contains, among other things, demands for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territory within twelve months – we believe that time limit creates problems for a negotiated two-state solution,” she writes.