US and Sweden in war of words over Palestine

Sweden's Parliament voted to officially recognise the state of Palestine this morning.

After the move, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liebermann dubbed the decision "deplorable."

The US also criticised the decision - it had previously warned Sweden against recognising Palestine as a state, calling it "premature." 

A Swedish minister then responded to the criticism, saying that "the US does not dictate Swedish policy."