Thu 1-May-2025

Switzerland

Switzerland resumes financial support for UNRWA

The Swiss foreign ministry has lifted its temporary freeze on payments to UNRWA the UN agency providing support for Palestinian refugees.

Euro-Med urges Switzerland not to yield to Israeli pressure

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor called on the Swiss federal parliament not to bow to Israeli pressure to suspend Swiss criminal legislation authorizing the country's courts to prosecute Israeli politicians and military figures involved in war crimes against Palestinians.

Hundreds rally in Switzerland over Trump’s biased Jerusalem move

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Bern on Saturday against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move its embassy there.

Switzerland: Trump Jerusalem move destabilizes peace-building efforts

The decision by United States President Donald Trump to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city as Israel’s capital is an “obstacle to a just and lasting peace” in the region the Swiss foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Switzerland offers help to complete integration of Gaza employees

Switzerland has expressed its readiness to help Egypt and the Palestinian parties complete the integration of the public sector employees in Gaza.

Hamas values Swiss decision to consider legal suit against Livni

The Hamas Movement has expressed its appreciation to the attorney general of Switzerland for accepting to examine a legal complaint filed against former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni related to her involvement in committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.