The Swiss government arrested and detained Palestinian-American journalist Ali Abunimah, executive director of the Electronic Intifada, on Saturday based on lies and false claims that he is an “Islamist Jew-hater.
Head of the Department of Security, Mario Fehr, said Abunimah is forbidden entry to Zurich, adding "we do not want an Islamist Jew-hater who calls for violence in Switzerland."
Controversial anti-Israel activist, Ali Abunimah, was arrested in Zurich due to an entry ban into the territory
Swiss federal prosecutors are reportedly reviewing complaints against Israeli President Isaac Herzog over "incitement to genocide" in Gaza.
Israel's economy minister said on Wednesday it seeks a peaceful Gaza but has not decided whether to help fund its reconstruction and would not allow the rebuilding of Hamas rule that he said could lead to another cross-border militant attack.
Israel just wants to expand with no respect for the Palestinian population. You have no idea where they will end up,’ says protestor on situation in West Bank - Anadolu Ajansı
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday he did not see Donald Trump's new administration contributing to the risk of a war between Israel and Iran, addressing an issue the region has feared since the start of Israel's war in Gaza.
Israel has selected a survivor of the deadly October 7 Hamas attack to represent the nation at Eurovision this year. Yuval Raphael, who has spoken about how she hid under dead bodies inside a bomb shelter for eight hours at the Nova music festival on that fateful day,
Yuval Raphael, a survivor of the 2023 Hamas attack on the Nova music festival, will represent Israel at the 2025 Eurovision.
Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.
The It's A Sin star represented the UK in 2024 – where he faced a wave of controversy and failed to secure a single point from Eurovision viewers.