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Israel-Switzerland relations

An Elbit Systems Ltd. Hermes 900 StarLiner drone, capable of flying in domestic, civilian airspace alongside commercial jets. (Elbit Systems Ltd.)
July 13, 2025, 12:34 pm
Swiss reportedly mulling halt to Elbit drone deal over delivery delays
Completion date of 2019 has been pushed back to 2029 amid technical issues with achieving fully autonomous flight for civilian security craft, in $246 million purchase
By ToI Staff
Flagpoles line in rows in front of a building of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on June 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
March 6, 2025, 11:43 pm
Israel hails cancellation of ‘biased’ Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinians
Swiss government invited signatories to talk on applying convention to West Bank and Gaza, but too few participants signed up; Foreign Ministry says it worked ‘intensively’ for this
By Reuters and ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2024, alongside a photo of Hamas-held Israeli hostage Kfir Bibas. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 19, 2024, 2:46 pm
Swiss prosecutors say criminal complaint filed against visiting President Herzog
After he attends Davos summit, federal prosecutors say charges against Israeli head of state to be ‘examined in accordance with the usual procedure,’ including question of immunity
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (right) shakes hands with Swiss President Guy Parmelin in Jerusalem on October 28, 2021. (Haim Zach/GPO)
October 28, 2021, 5:43 pm
Bennett asks visiting Swiss president to act against Iran’s nuclear program
In meetings with both Bennett and Abbas, Guy Parmelin offers his country as a base for Israeli-Palestinian talks
By Lazar Berman and Aaron Boxerman
Travelers seen in the departure hall at the Ben Gurion International Airport, on July 19, 2021. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 11, 2021, 6:34 am
France, Switzerland impose entry restrictions on unvaccinated Israelis
New regulations effectively ban travel for Israelis who haven’t had shot; both countries will still permit Israelis to travel if they are inoculated
By ToI Staff
Beny Steinmetz. (Courtesy)
August 12, 2019, 8:08 pm
Israeli tycoon ordered to stand trial over alleged Guinea bribes
Swiss prosecutors allege diamond-mining magnate Beny Steinmetz paid $10 million in 2005-2010 to Guinea president’s wife to squeeze out competitor
By AP
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert attends a celebration at Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan in northern Israel on March 31, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 24, 2019, 11:36 pm
Olmert said to cancel Switzerland trip over threat of arrest for ‘war crimes’
Defense, justice officials persuade ex-premier who oversaw Gaza and Lebanon conflicts to scrap visit, TV news reports
By Stuart Winer
The Swiss embassy in Tel Aviv (Google Streetmap)
October 28, 2018, 1:33 pm
Tel Aviv police arrest man for trespassing at Swiss embassy
Police request permission from Swiss authorities before entering the premises
By ToI Staff
The Swiss town of Davos. (CC BY-SA MadGeographer, Wikimedia Commons)
August 7, 2018, 4:47 pm
Swiss tourism official complains of ultra-Orthodox guests’ behavior
Jewish community official acknowledges that claims that Haredi Jews leaving waste, taking over playgrounds, abusing services are ‘factually based’
By JTA
A Thai worker farms the land of Neve Shalom, near Latrun between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, November 22, 2016 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 1, 2018, 4:40 pm
Switzerland to hold reception in no-man’s land between Israel, West Bank
Despite what maps and Israeli court says, embassy insists Israeli-Palestinian peace commune of Neve Shalom is located inside Israel proper
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 24, 2018. (Amos Ben Gershon/ GPO)
January 24, 2018, 5:03 pm
In Davos, Netanyahu urges world leaders to act on Iran nuclear deal
PM holds meetings with heads of state from Germany, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and Azerbaijan on sidelines of World Economic Forum
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians prepare to cross from Israel into the Gaza Strip at the Erez Crossing, September 3, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 28, 2017, 11:08 pm
Israel bars Swiss officials from visiting Gaza after Hamas meetings — report
Defense minister said to issue ban following recent sit-downs by diplomats from Switzerland with terror group’s leaders
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Elbit's Hermes 900 UAV . (Courtesy/Elbit)
November 2, 2017, 11:18 pm
Swiss say no more drone tests in ‘occupied’ Golan
Switzerland’s defense ministry says 3 visits by officials to airfield in Golan Heights were ‘contrary’ to its foreign policy
By Alexander Fulbright
Israel's Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (left) signs accord with the Head of the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) of the Swiss Confederation, Ueli Maurer on Sept. 4, 2017. (Courtesy: Finance Ministry Spokesperson Office)
September 4, 2017, 2:50 pm
Israel, Switzerland sign accords for greater financial services cooperation
Pacts seek to increase regulatory and supervisory coordination; set out rules framework for fintech firms
By Shoshanna Solomon
The Paradise Apartments hotel in Arosa, near Zurich, Switzerland. (Courtesy of Paradise Apartments hotel via JTA)
August 18, 2017, 8:51 pm
I talked to the ‘anti-Semitic’ Swiss hotel owner and it’s complicated
‘Despite the damning evidence and anger against Ruth Thomann, she is probably a tolerant person who, for lack of tact, is being pilloried internationally with devastating consequences for her business’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
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