Switzerland

Despite Hamas ban

Switzerland opts not to ban Hezbollah

Swiss government opts not to pursue a law banning activities and support for Hezbollah, claims that the conditions for such a measure had not been met.

Investigative Project on Terrorism:

Switzerland takes a hardliner stance against terrorism

The situation in Ukraine along with threats from Hamas and Hezbollah have forced the Swiss to rethink their passive neutral stance into a more positive neutrality based in reality rather than wishful thinking. Opinion.

Woman murdered by man shouting 'Long live Palestine'

The murder took place in Algeria weeks ago, but was covered up by local authorities until recently.

Attack on haredi youth:

1 attacker deported from Switzerland, 2nd attacker missing

1 attacker deported from Switzerland months after assault on 19-year-old haredi tourist from the UK by Muslim asylum seekers. The location of the 2nd suspect is currently unknown.

Israeli President welcomes five new ambassadors to Israel

Israel's President Isaac Herzog receives diplomatic credentials of new ambassadors from Belgium, Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, and Papua New Guinea.

Swiss Parliament votes to suspend support for UNRWA

Swiss Parliament’s lower house adopts motion to “immediately suspend” support UN agency for “Palestinian refugees”.

Switzerland:

Man arrested for pouring gasoline on synagogue

Swiss police arrest a man with mental health issues for allegedly dousing a synagogue in the city of Zurich with petrol.

Mother confronts UNRWA head:

'UNRWA kidnapped my son, I want him back'

Ayelet Samerano, whose murdered son Yonatan was kidnapped to Gaza by an UNRWA worker on October 7th, confronted UNRWA Secretary-General Philippe Lazzarini during a celebration in Switzerland.

Switzerland:

Restaurant manager fined for refusing to serve Jews

Restaurant manager in the Swiss ski resort of Davos fined for refusing to rent winter sports equipment to Jews. The discrimination was first revealed in February.

Eurovision 2024:

Switzerland wins, Israel finishes fifth

Israel finishes fifth out of 25 countries in the Eurovision 2024 final, winning 375 points. Eden Golan after the final: Proud of our achievement, I dedicate the participation to the hostages.

Switzerland to try Assad's uncle for war crimes

Switzerland's Attorney General's Office says Rifaat Al-Assad will be put on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity dating back to 1982.

Swiss President:

'Antisemitism has no place in Switzerland'

Swiss President Viola Amherd responds to stabbing of haredi man in Zurich by 15-year-old who pledged allegiance to ISIS.

Zurich: Increased security for Jewish institutions

After a haredi man was stabbed by a 15-year-old and seriously injured, Zurich police upped security around Jewish institutions for fear of antisemitic attacks: 'Another precautionary measure.'

Antisemitism in Switzerland:

Haredi man stabbed in Zurich

Haredi in his 50s stabbed in city of Zurich, suffers serious injuries. Local reports say the assailant, a 15-year-old teen, yelled "death to the Jews" during the attack.

Ben-Gvir:

'The ISA thinks we live in Switzerland'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir denounced plans to release a group of Palestinian administrative detainees.

‘We don’t sell to Jews’

Store sign in Switzerland: ‘We don’t sell to Jews’

The Davos police opened an investigation after a restaurant and ski equipment rental shop displayed a sign ‘Due to various annoying incidents, including the theft of a sled, we no longer rent sports equipment to our Jewish brothers.’

Swiss ski shop under fire for banning Jews

Switzerland’s main Jewish organization denounces antisemitic sign put up at ski shop near Davos, barring Jews from renting equipment from the store.

Foreign Minister:

'UNRWA is part of the problem - not part of the solution'

Foreign Min. Eli Cohen thanks Swiss for ending funding for UNRWA, says organization only makes situation of Gaza residents worse.

Swiss parliament votes to halt funding for UNRWA

Swiss National Council voted on to stop funding the agency following reports of its support of Hamas.

It took more than 900 dead Jews before Switzerland woke up

Audiatur-Online has been reporting and warning for 12 years about antisemitism, Islamism and Jew-hating in the Paestinian Arab context Op-ed

Swiss university's Jewish studies professor must be Catholic

The University of Lucerne is seeking its next Jewish studies professor. Jews need not apply.

Tragedy in Switzerland:

Son of hassidic rebbe killed in paragliding accident

Avrohom Moshe Rabinowitz was the grandson of the Lugano Biala Rebbe, Rabbi Bezalel Simcha Rabinowicz.

Paralyzed man walks again with spinal and brain implants

Study by Swiss researchers successfully implants paralyzed man with device allowing him to walk and move his arms.

Switzerland to fund national memorial for Holocaust victims

Switzerland’s executive body agrees to help pay for the country’s first national memorial to honor the victims of the Holocaust.

WJC: Credit Suisse must reinstate investigation into Nazi ties

Wold Jewish Congress urges bank to rehire investigators looking into new claims of Nazi accounts.

Massive Nazi monument in Swiss cemetery stirring controversy

Enormous stone carving created by Nazis in 1938 leading the Swiss to reexamine the truth of their relationship to the 3rd Reich during WWII.

Swiss Jewish leaders warn of increase in antisemitic attacks

New study finds 'emerging subculture' of antisemitism, calls for government to monitor antisemitism, enact hate speech laws.

Switzerland:

Man with explosives arrested outside Parliament

Police in Switzerland’s capital of Bern evacuate Parliament after man arrested near one of its entrances and found to be bearing explosives.

Geneva lawmakers move to ban Nazi symbols

Politicians from Swiss canton put forward bill to ban Nazi symbols, but measure needs to pass referendum before becoming law.

Swiss Jews praise commission’s support of Nazi symbol ban

Group representing Swiss Jewish communities calls for banning Nazi symbols as first step to comprehensive hate symbol ban.

Swiss Jews call for banning Nazi symbols

Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities calls for ban as first step towards banning all racist and extremist symbols.

Switzerland launches commission on art looted by Nazis

Database will also be created to list and research provenance of suspected looted works of art.

Pres. Herzog in Switzerland:

'Iran's behavior cannot be met with silence'

'Switzerland is strategically positioned, IAEA's independence is critical,' Israel's Pres. Herzog tells Switzerland's Pres. Cassis.

Basel, Switzerland:

Pres. Herzog will join commemoration of first Zionist Congress

President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog will make an official visit to the Swiss Confederation on Monday

Watch: Biden makes another stumble on the world stage

'I'm getting overly anxious', said the President as he confused two leading European nations.

Germany, Switzerland arrest 4 ISIS sympathizers

Four suspected members of ISIS detained in Germany and Switzerland in a cross-border operation.

Swiss Jews gather to discuss how to help Ukrainian refugees

Meetings take place after 300 Ukrainian Jewish refugees have found a home in Switzerland.

The week ahead - two conferences in Davos that will affect you

Both the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum are having their conferences from the 22-28th of May, in Switzerland. Op-ed.

Swiss court sentences infamous French comedian for antisemitism

Dieudonné sentenced on appeal by Geneva court for 2019 performances that included “racial discrimination, defamation and insult.”

Swiss Jews to unveil memorial to Holocaust victims

The Swiss Jewish community is honoring the victims of the Holocaust with a memorial at the Jewish cemetery in Davos.

Switzerland to create memorial to victims of Nazism

The Swiss government has approved the creation of a memorial for the victims of Nazism.

Two Orthodox Jews elected to Zurich city council

Two Orthodox Jewish candidates have been elected to Zurich’s municipal council, winning seats in elections last weekend.

Swiss Jewish orgs slam gov decision not to ban Nazi symbols

Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities denounces federal government's decision as incomprehensible.

Swiss Jews in talks over suspected Nazi-linked art collection

Controversial collection was previously denounced by Swiss Jewish community for containing works of art stolen by Nazis from French Jews.

26-year old Orthodox Jew makes run for Zurich Council seat

If elected, Jehuda Spielman would become the only Orthodox Jew on a city council in Switzerland.

Why this Jewish artist wants a museum to remove her paintings

Swiss-Jewish artist wants museum to take down her paintings over concerns about art purchased from Jews under duress during WWII.

Jewish artist asks controversial Swiss museum to remove her work

Painter and sculptor Miriam Cahn denounces Zurich museum for "whitewashing" Nazi links of a large permanent collection of paintings.

Swiss Jews accuse private art collection of Nazi-era origins

Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities denounces private art collection for allegedly containing pieces stolen from Jews by the Nazis.

Switzerland bars entry of Israelis due to new COVID-19 variant

Germany, UK, join list of countries where new 'Omicron' variant from South Africa has been identified.

Abbas: We are extending our hands to the Israelis

PA chairman calls on Israel to start a new political track based on the two-state solution.

PM to Swiss President: 'Take action against Iran'

PM Naftali Bennett requests that Swiss Confederation, as a member of IAEA council, take decisive action against Iran's nuclear project.

Switzerland: Protesters march in Bern against COVID restrictions

Large numbers of police block off streets in Bern on Thursday amid protests against COVID-19 measures.

Swiss Jewish community slams Swiss Press Council’s pro-BDS take

Swiss Jewish Federation outraged after country's press council rules against magazine that printed article linking BDS to anti-Semitism.

Swiss government adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism

Country's government reiterates that it "firmly and unequivocally opposes any form of anti-Semitism."

Swiss Muslim and Jewish groups speak out against 'burqa ban'

The ban on face-covering veils was approved in a referendum on Sunday.

Swiss voters back ban on full face coverings

Vote on “burqa ban” comes after years of debate in Switzerland following similar bans in other European countries.

Hate mail: 'This time, it's the Muslims who will deal with you'

Hate mail to French-Jewish lawmaker tells her to ‘prepare for the camps.’

Pig meat left outside 2 Swiss synagogues

Pig meat left outside Lausanne and Geneva synagogues in incidents said to be carried out by different individuals.

Police not ruling out 'terrorist motives' in Switzerland attack

Police in Switzerland say "terrorist motives" cannot be excluded in incident in which woman attacked two others in Lugano supermarket.

Swiss lottery scratch card uses the phrase ‘gassed Jew’

State-owned lottery company in Switzerland apologizes for crossword scratch card that appeared to feature the word combination.