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Israeli bobsledders during their run at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Credit: Adam Edelman / Instagram

February 18, 2026, 1:51 pm

Swiss Olympic commentator targets Israeli athlete with repeated ‘genocide’ claims

RTS removes broadcast clip after commentator Stefan Renna questions Israeli bobsledder AJ Edelman’s right to compete

By Annabel Sinclair

February 9, 2026, 10:12 am

Investigation shows Swiss bank had more accounts with Nazi ties than previously known

Investigator says Credit Suisse provided direct financial support to help Nazis flee to Argentina

By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA)

January 5, 2026, 1:47 pm

British-educated teen among three Jewish victims of Swiss bar fire

Former JFS and Immanuel College pupil Charlotte Niddam, 15, named among dead as community mourns sisters Alicia and Diana Gunst

By Annabel Sinclair

January 3, 2026, 8:37 am

Former Immanuel College schoolgirl missing after Swiss ski resort fire

Charlotte Niddam, believed to be 15, previously attended the private Jewish school in Hertfordshire

By Jewish News Reporter

The bar where the fire is believed to have taken place (Credit: Creative Commons: Mapillary 167899455252675)

January 2, 2026, 11:22 am

Israel offers assistance to Switzerland in the aftermath of deadly resort blaze

40 people are believed to have been killed by a bar fire in the town of Crans-Montana on New Years Eve

By Jewish News Reporter

People taking part in a pro-Palestine protest on a bridge over the Queensway in central Birmingham.

November 28, 2025, 10:43 pm

Violence at Villa Park raises new questions about police double standards

Why was an Israel football team treated as if its fans have a huge propensity for violence, while a team from elsewhere with a grim reputation was allowed to bring its supporters?

By Daniel Sugarman

Israel’s under-19 basketball team celebrate their World Cup debut win over Switzerland. (Credit: FIBA)

July 1, 2025, 12:52 pm

Jordan pulls out of under-19 basketball match against Israel in World Cup

FIBA awards Israel a 20-0 technical victory after opponents refuse to take the court amid Gaza war

By Annabel Sinclair

May 14, 2025, 2:20 pm

Israel’s Eurovision contestant says she’s focused on the music, not the protests

Yuval Raphael, a Nova music festival survivor, takes the stage in the competition semifinals on Thursday

By Philissa Cramer (JTA)

A protester makes a threatening gesture toward Israel’s delegation during the Eurovision parade in Basel. Screenshot: X

May 13, 2025, 8:18 am

Israeli Eurovision star targeted in Basel with throat-slitting gesture as hate crime probe launched

Survivor of Nova massacre greeted by pro-Palestinian mob as security is ramped up for Saturday’s final

By Annabel Sinclair

May 8, 2025, 12:43 pm

Israel urges Eurovision visitors to leave Jewish symbols at home

National Security Council warns of possible violence at protests near the contest venue in Switzerland

By Annabel Sinclair

Swiss fencing team turns back on Israeli team at U23 championships
Photo Credit: TEAM BIZZI

April 28, 2025, 7:56 pm

Swiss fencers turn backs on Israeli champions during medal ceremony

Israeli fencers secured gold in Estonia, as Swiss opponents faced backlash over a controversial podium protest

By Annabel Sinclair

April 28, 2025, 7:51 pm

Eurovision to allow Palestinian flags under revised rules

Performers at the song contest will still be restricted to displaying only their national flags, with political messaging strictly banned on stage

By Annabel Sinclair

Israeli President Isaac Herzog recreates the iconic photo of Theodor Herzl in Basel to mark the 125tth anniversary of the First Zionist Congress

August 29, 2022, 6:10 pm

Switzerland event marks 125th anniversary of First Zionist Congress

Gathering organised by the World Zionist Organisation, a group inaugurated during the First Zionist Congress that Theodor Herzl convened in Basel in 1897.

By JTA

June 30, 2022, 5:14 pm

The Swiss Riviera is ‘Vevey’ tempting

Food, wine and Charlie Chaplin make for a great itinerary on a trip to Switzerland

By Beatrice Sayers

Visitor enter and exit the Zürich At House in Zurich, Switzerland on Aug. 5, 2011. (Wikimedia Commons)

December 29, 2021, 9:39 am

Artist wants museum to take down paintings over concerns they were stolen in Shoah

Swiss-Jew Miriam Cahn asks Zurich Art Museum to return her works over the possibility they were obtained by the Nazis from Jews under duress

By JTA

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