September 23, 2025|
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|2 months agoSwitzerland Takes Stand on Palestine Recognition at UN
Swiss delegation faces mounting pressure on Palestine recognition as 13,750-signature petition is presented to government, while simultaneously engaging in UN discussions on two-state solution.
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- A petition urging the Swiss government to recognize Palestine was handed over in Bern.
- The petition was initiated by Zurich-based Jewish writer Thomas Meyer.
- Switzerland currently does not recognize Palestine as a state.
By The Numbers
13,750
signatures
2
attempts
They Said
"We Jews had to wait a long time for our own state and shed a lot of blood in the process. For the same reasons, it is now time for the Palestinians to have their own state."
"Only through a two-state solution can the region find peace."