Posts Tagged: Switzerland
Dennis Ross: Unfrozen Iranian Funds Will Shift Mideast Balance of Power Toward Tehran
One of the ramifications of finalizing the nuclear deal with Iran would be a shifting of the balance of Middle East power in Tehran's favor, wrote longtime State Department...
State Department Rejects Theory Iran Negotiations Delayed Unveiling of Human Rights Reports
The U.S. rejected reports that it had delayed the release of the 2014 State Department human rights reports for political reasons, such as ongoing negotiations...
Public Funding for Swiss ‘Breaking the Silence’ Event Stuns Local Jewish Community
The Swiss Foreign Ministry and Zurich municipality's decision to sponsor a traveling exhibition by Israeli nongovernmental organization Breaking the Silence has raised eyebrows in the...
Critics Say Just Announced Framework Deal Between P5+1 and Iran Raises Many Concerns
Critics are already saying that the framework nuclear agreement, finally announced by Iran and the P5+1 on Thursday after days of grueling negotiations that blew...
Report: Switzerland Comes to Aid of Hamas, Will Pay Salaries to Gaza Operatives
Switzerland has put together a plan to reconstruct the Gaza Strip which includes paying the salaries of Hamas operatives, according to Palestinian officials interviewed by...
Once Again, Palestinians Looking to Circumvent Negotiations With Israel Through U.N.
One would think that the killings of 132 children in Pakistan at the hands of Taliban terrorists would cause the international community to focus on...
Netanyahu Touts Israeli Cyber-Defense Know-How at World Economic Forum
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday touted Israel's cyber-defense know-how to an audience at the 'Risk and Responsibility in a Hyperconnected World' conference at...
Israel Raises €1.5 Billion in European 10-Year Bond Issue; Increased Issue by €500 Million Because of High Demand
The State of Israel raised €1.5 billion ($2.04 billion) in a 10-year bond issue aimed at European institutions on Wednesday, increasing the issue by €500 million because...
Netanyahu Meets Waze Leaders in Israel, Ahead of Yahoo and Google Meetings at Davos
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the heads of Waze, an Israeli mapping start-up recently acquired by Google for over $1 billion, and held...
Swiss Hospitals Follow German Ban on Circumcision
Two hospitals in Switzerland have suspended the practice of non-medical circumcision within their walls. The move comes just weeks after a German court in Cologne...
