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Meirav Eilon Shahar leaves diplomatic post in Geneva ‘with a heavy heart’

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Israel’s top envoy to the United Nations in Geneva completed her post in Switzerland but is adamant that the Jewish state must not withdraw from the United Nations, however much it discriminates against Israel. “It’s...
Palestinians receive bags of flour at an UNRWA distribution center, Nov. 23, 2023. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Swiss parliament moves to stop funding UNRWA

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The Swiss National Council voted on Tuesday to cut funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) amid mounting international concerns over the group’s activities in Gaza. The decision by the lower house of...
Forced concentration camp labor at U-boat pens in Bremen, 1944. Source: German Federal Archive via Wikimedia Commons.

Credit Suisse served Nazi clients as recently as 2020

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Banking giant Credit Suisse had dealings with and held accounts linked to Nazis from World War II until as recently as 2020, according to reports the U.S. Senate Budget Committee reports released on Israel’s Holocaust...
Theodor Herzl, considered the father of modern-day Zionism, leans over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois (Three King's Hotel/Hotel drei Könige) in Basel, Switzerland, possibly during the sixth Zionist conference there. Credit: The Bettman Archive.

Switzerland funding Israeli NGO dedicated to ‘myth-breaking Israel’s founding narrative’

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Switzerland is funding an Israeli NGO seeking to undermine the country’s founding narratives, according to a recent report by NGO Monitor. The organization, called Akevot, claims to promote “peace building” and “human rights,” but its...
The opening of the 26th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem in 1964. Credit: Pridan Moshe/GPO.

World Zionist Congress elections presents ‘rare opportunity’ to strengthen global Jewish community

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Jews in the United States are voting online for slates that represent diverse political beliefs, religious denominations and cultural traditions vying for a seat in the 38th World Zionist Congress (WZC), set to convene in October 2020 in...
Rick Wiles (left) and TruNews broadcast from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

White House gives credentials to anti-Semitic broadcaster, outlet covering Davos

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Anti-Semitic and conspiracy broadcaster Rick Wiles and his outlet TruNews received a media credential from the White House to cover the World Economic Forum this week in Davos, Switzerland. Right Wing Watch, a project of People for...
Israel Post logo. Credit: Courtesy.

Israel, Swiss postal services team up to find startups in trade and logistic field

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The state-owned Israel Postal Company and the Swiss Post have partnered up to find startups that offer technological solutions to challenges facing both companies, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday. Israeli entrepreneurs,...
Israel flags decorate the 2,000-year-old Tomb of Machpelah complex in Hebron in anticipation of Yom Ha’atzmaut. The same Herodian masonry is used for the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Photo by Yishai Fleisher.

Swiss ambassador issues lukewarm apology to Hebron Jews after activist slaps child

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Switzerland’s ambassador issued a half-hearted apology to the Jewish community of Hebron in Judea on Friday, two days after a Swiss man from a radical-left observer group slapped a 10-year-old Jewish boy from the...

New scenic lookout inaugurated in Tiberius in memory of “Righteous Among the Nations” honoree,...

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Last week, a new scenic lookout in Switzerland Forest, Tiberius was inaugurated in memory of Carl Lutz, the first Swiss national to be recognized by Yad Vashem as “Righteous Among the Nations” for his extraordinary efforts...

Swiss parliament votes to end funding of anti-Semitic NGOs

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The Swiss Council of States passed today a resolution directing the government to "amend the laws, ordinances and regulations" to prevent funding to NGOs "involved in racist, anti-Semitic or hate incitement actions." According to NGO...