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Legendary terrorist: Swiss purposely turned blind eye to us

Carlos the Jackal says he traveled freely in Switzerland during the 70s thanks to 'nonaggression pact' between Swiss, PLO.

Legendary terrorist: Swiss purposely turned blind eye to us

Swiss female prison guard helps Syrian rapist flee

The guard and the rapist are on the run after fleeing jail together in Zurich.

Swiss female prison guard helps Syrian rapist flee

Secret 1970 agreement between Swiss, PLO revealed

Supposedly-neutral country agreed to support Palestinians diplomatically in exchange for exemption from terror attacks.

Secret 1970 agreement between Swiss, PLO revealed

Ambassador to Switzerland compares Israel to Nazis

Caspi summoned for disciplinary procedures after posting quote from Herman Goering on Facebook with words: 'we're on the right path.'

Ambassador to Switzerland compares Israel to Nazis

Swiss probing Islamic council member over jihadist propaganda

Swiss prosecutors start criminal proceedings against leading Muslim figure for spreading terror propaganda.

Swiss probing Islamic council member over jihadist propaganda

Fear in Zurich as police dispatched to Jewish school

Zurich police say no indication of criminal action near Jewish school

Fear in Zurich as police dispatched to Jewish school

Swiss arrest two Syrians planning chemical attack

Two Syrians nabbed on suspicions of transporting 'explosives and toxic gases' in Geneva, possibly to attack UN headquarters.

Swiss arrest two Syrians planning chemical attack

Swiss Minister Defends Purchase of Israeli Surveillance Drones

Despite complaints from MPs on Israel's 'human rights abuses,' Swiss parliament votes to buy six drones from Israel's Elbit Systems.

Swiss Minister Defends Purchase of Israeli Surveillance Drones

Switzerland 'Regrets' Offensive Anti-Netanyahu Cartoon

Swiss envoy to Iran displayed cartoon showing doves defecating on the Israeli PM's head.

Switzerland 'Regrets' Offensive Anti-Netanyahu Cartoon

Swiss Ambassador Urges Companies to Invest in 'Stable' Iran

Switzerland's ambassador to Tehran says Iran is a "pole of stability" in the Middle East.

Swiss Ambassador Urges Companies to Invest in 'Stable' Iran

Switzerland Lifts Sanctions Against Iran

Switzerland announces it will officially lift sanctions against Iran on Thursday, cites the nuclear deal with Western powers.

Switzerland Lifts Sanctions Against Iran

Switzerland: The Place for the Perfect Kosher Vacation

Enjoy the perfect kosher vacation for the whole family with Tour Plus in Wengen, Switzerland.

Switzerland: The Place for the Perfect Kosher Vacation

Switzerland Confirms Investigation into Spying on Iran Talks

Swiss Attorney General says multiple premises searched in relation to investigation into allegations of hacking of Iran nuclear talks.

Switzerland Confirms Investigation into Spying on Iran Talks

Hotovely Takes On Anti-IDF Exhibit in Switzerland

Deputy FM orders ministry to snap into action against Breaking the Silence exhibit presenting 'testimony' besmirching the IDF.

Hotovely Takes On Anti-IDF Exhibit in Switzerland

Five Dead in Swiss Shooting Spree

Police say that 5 people were shot last night in the Swiss town of Wuerenlingen.

Five Dead in Swiss Shooting Spree

Switzerland to Jail Anti-ISIS Fighter Who Defended Christians?

Syriac Christian Swiss man faces up to three years in jail after leaving to protect members of his community from ISIS brutality in Syria.

Switzerland to Jail Anti-ISIS Fighter Who Defended Christians?

Israeli Tourist Killed in Swiss Avalanche

Foreign Ministry reported Monday that an Israeli citizen traveling in Switzerland was killed in an avalanche at a ski resort.

Israeli Tourist Killed in Swiss Avalanche

Canada 'Disappointed' by Anti-Israel Conference in Geneva

Canada's Foreign Minister denounces the "one-sided and politicized conference" to be held in Geneva against Israel.

Canada 'Disappointed' by Anti-Israel Conference in Geneva

Switzerland Pushes Ahead with Conference on PA Territories

Despite objection from Washington and Jerusalem, Switzerland will hold a conference on humanitarian law in the "occupied territories".

Switzerland Pushes Ahead with Conference on PA Territories

Israel and Allies Try to Prevent Fourth Geneva Convention Summit

Israel, US try to dissuade Fourth Geneva Convention from holding special summit. Both will boycott if held.

Israel and Allies Try to Prevent Fourth Geneva Convention Summit

Big Donation to Help Swiss Museum Receive Nazi Art Hoard

800,000 euro donation to ensure arrival of the art trove to the Bern, as saga over hoard of looted paintings continues.

Big Donation to Help Swiss Museum Receive Nazi Art Hoard

Swiss Museum to Display Looted Art

The Bern Art Museum to announce it will display the looted works willed to it by Cornelius Gurlitt.

Swiss Museum to Display Looted Art

Switzerland the Latest Country to Ban ISIS

Switzerland announces ban on ISIS and related organizations, prohibiting all activities of the group in the country.

Switzerland the Latest Country to Ban ISIS

Switzerland: Muslim Protesters Attempt to Storm Synagogue

Anti-Israel demonstrators wield placard saying 'Every synagogue is an Israeli embassy' in shocking incident in Geneva.

Switzerland: Muslim Protesters Attempt to Storm Synagogue

Swiss Court Rules Nazi Salute 'Not Always Illegal'

Switzerland's top court acquits neo-Nazi for 2010 incident, says Nazi salute permitted under certain circumstances.

Swiss Court Rules Nazi Salute 'Not Always Illegal'

Swiss Expert Dismisses French Report on Arafat's Death

A French report ruling out poisoning in Arafat's death has a glaring inconsistency, says the co-author of a Swiss probe.

Swiss Expert Dismisses French Report on Arafat's Death

Report: Gaydamak Released, Returns to Israel

Arcadi Gaydamak, the wealthy businessman wanted over the "Angolagate" scandal, freed after two weeks in a Swiss prison.

Report: Gaydamak Released, Returns to Israel

Swiss Lawmaker Expelled Over Anti-Israel Remarks

Local deputy from Geneva Citizens' Movement excluded from the regional party after supporting Israel’s destruction.

Swiss Lawmaker Expelled Over Anti-Israel Remarks

Controversial Israeli Tycoon Arcadi Gaydamak Arrested

Israeli businessman and former Jerusalem mayoral candidate repotedly arrested in Switzerland over 'Angolagate' scandal.

Controversial Israeli Tycoon Arcadi Gaydamak Arrested

Switzerland: High Price for Legal Fees in Nazi Art Lawsuit

European probes into art taken from Jews during the rise of Nazi Germany continues; Swiss museum wins case, only to pay hefty legal fees.

Switzerland: High Price for Legal Fees in Nazi Art Lawsuit

Arab Media: Swiss Officials Confirm Arafat 'Poisoned'

Al-Jazeera reports that Swiss scientists studying Arafat's body confirm he was poisoned.

Arab Media: Swiss Officials Confirm Arafat 'Poisoned'

Switzerland: Syria Tried to Buy WMD Technology

Assad regime sought a vacuum pump, valves and a bioreactor but was rejected, says Bern.

Switzerland: Syria Tried to Buy WMD Technology

Samantha Power Blasts Re-election of Swiss Critic of Israel

U.S. ambassador to the UN trying to block the re-election of a Swiss diplomat who praised dictators while criticizing Israel.

Samantha Power Blasts Re-election of Swiss Critic of Israel

Survivors Received $1.2B from Swiss Fund – Report

Holocaust survivors and victims' heirs have received $1.24 billion from a Swiss fund set up after a scandal.

Survivors Received $1.2B from Swiss Fund – Report

Swiss MP Visits Yesha Communities, Comes Away Impressed

In the wake of increasing calls for the boycott of products made in Judea and Samaria, Swiss MP decided to examine the situation himself

Swiss MP Visits Yesha Communities, Comes Away Impressed

Switzerland knew of Holocaust in 1942: report

Swiss officials knew in May 1942 that Jews were being exterminated in Nazi concentration camps, Swiss television reported.

 Switzerland knew of Holocaust in 1942: report

Switzerland Adopts New Sanctions against Syria

Switzerland adds 28 names to its existing list of supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, freezing their assets.

Switzerland Adopts New Sanctions against Syria

Syrian UNHRC Envoy Defects as UN Aid Official Heads to Syria

As UN humanitarian chief Valarie Amos heads to Syria, Geneva-based UN human rights envoy Danny Al-Baaj announced he would abandon Assad.

Syrian UNHRC Envoy Defects as UN Aid Official Heads to Syria

Wiesenthal Center Urges Swiss Government to Protect Circumcision

The Wiesenthal center urged the Swiss government to protect the religious rite of circumcision.

Wiesenthal Center Urges Swiss Government to Protect Circumcision

Swiss Chain to Label Products from 'Settlements'

Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain announces it will label products from Judea, Samaria and east Jerusalem.

Swiss Chain to Label Products from 'Settlements'

Former US Presidential Candidate Becomes Swiss Citizen

Former US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has become a citizen of Switzerland.

Former US Presidential Candidate Becomes Swiss Citizen

Holocaust Memorial, Synagogue Defaced in Geneva

Members of the Jewish community in Geneva find anti-Semitic symbols on a Holocaust monument and local synagogue.

Holocaust Memorial, Synagogue Defaced in Geneva

First Synagogue Inaugurated in Basel in Over 80 Years

The Feldinger Chabad Jewish Centre is first synagogue in the city since 1929.

First Synagogue Inaugurated in Basel in Over 80 Years

Zurich's Gnomes Moving Tehran's Lucre

Switzerland has decided not to impose sanctions on Iran's central bank, or to prevent commodities traders from moving Tehran's oil.

Zurich's Gnomes Moving Tehran's Lucre

Anti-Semitism on the Rise in Switzerland

Anti-Semitic incidents in Switzerland have reached their highest number since 2003, and many of them were considered "grave."

Anti-Semitism on the Rise in Switzerland

TIME: Mossad Trained, Paid Assassins in Iran

TIME Magazine cites "sources" who say Israel's Mossad was responsible for paying and training assassins to kill Iranian nuclear scientists.

TIME: Mossad Trained, Paid Assassins in Iran

Swiss 'Rehabilitate' Those Who Aided Jews in WWII

Swiss authorities completed the process of 'rehabilitating' those punished for aiding Jews during the Nazi era - all are dead.

Swiss 'Rehabilitate' Those Who Aided Jews in WWII

PA Artist Destroys Lacoste Elysee Prize Competition

A Palestinian Authority artist has managed to destroy corporate support for a major international art competition and exhibition.

PA Artist Destroys Lacoste Elysee Prize Competition

Did Neo-Nazis Murder Israeli Rabbi?

German and Swiss authorities are investigating links between a neo-Nazi gang and the 2001 murder of Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Did Neo-Nazis Murder Israeli Rabbi?

Swiss Muslims Wear Yellow Jewish Star Badges as Protest

Swiss Muslims have offended fellow Muslims and Jews by wearing yellow badges, which Nazis forced on Jews, to protest discrimination.

Swiss Muslims Wear Yellow Jewish Star Badges as Protest

Swiss Government 'Concerned' Over Geneva Crime Rate

An attack on the son of an American UN diplomat has left the Swiss government concerned over crime rate in Geneva.

Swiss Government 'Concerned' Over Geneva Crime Rate

Shimon Peres Pushes Scientific Cooperation in Switzerland

Shimon Peres talked science and regional politics in his two day visit to Switzerland

Shimon Peres Pushes Scientific Cooperation in Switzerland

Rabbi Attacked in Switzerland

Assistant rabbi at Lausanne Synagogue was punched, verbally attacked by three youths last week, in incident described as the "worst in years."

Rabbi Attacked in Switzerland

Israeli Jews More Tolerant of Islam than Swiss Citizens

Israelis, particularly religious Jewish Israelis, are more tolerant of Islamic religious needs than Swiss citizens, a new survey finds.

Israeli Jews More Tolerant of Islam than Swiss Citizens

Exit Polls: Swiss Ban Minarets, Muslim Extremism Feared

European and Asian countries are bracing for possible Muslim violence in the wake of an apparent Swiss ban on minarets on mosques.

Exit Polls: Swiss Ban Minarets, Muslim Extremism Feared