The government has previously announced that it does not rule out receiving patients from Gaza.
If Sweden can make a difference for civilian Palestinians by receiving a small number of seriously ill children from Gaza, then I think we should do it, says Joar Forssell, The Liberals' foreign policy spokesperson to Ekot.
Forssell means that this is already happening in other countries, and therefore he does not think it's about "some long start-up period to get this in place".
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is hesitant
Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party) has a different view.
We have always said that we do not rule out this, but it is associated with very large administrative difficulties. We have seen it in other European countries that have tried to do it and succeeded to some extent, but few have managed to get here, she says.
It's about constantly prioritizing resources and making sure we can help as many as possible. It's very difficult on the spot, but it's also very difficult to transport seriously injured people here. And there is also a fairly difficult migration law to handle.
Åkesson closes the door
The Foreign Minister states that Sweden has to a large extent helped Egyptian healthcare, for example with ventilators, to be able to help more in the surrounding area.
We can to a greater extent help more on the spot and it's about prioritizing and using resources correctly, says Malmer Stenergard.
The government's cooperation party, the Sweden Democrats, however, rules out caring for children from Gaza in Sweden.
We will not let such a proposal pass. I think all those who advocate for it must first talk about which Swedish patients will have to stand even longer in healthcare queues so that we can help people from other parts of the world, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson.
There is very good healthcare in the surrounding area around Palestine and Gaza, and it is those countries that need to provide that help first and foremost.
