Sweden has granted an entry visa to a Palestinian government minister and member of the islamist Hamas movement, putting EU unity in dealing with the terrorist-branded group to the test.
The Palestinian minister for refugees, Atef Adwan, will be given a visa by Stockholm to attend a non-governmental conference on Palestinians abroad in the city of Malmo, according to press reports.
It is the first time that an EU member state is allowing entry to a Hamas official after the islam...
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