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Bilderberg to Meet in Switzerland
The shadowy group known as Bilderberg will be gathering this year for its annual meeting at the resort city of St. Moritz, in southeastern Switzerland, June 9-12, but they will have a lot of company. St. Moritz is a short distance from Davos, the site of the regular high-priced meeting of thousands of bankers, political leaders and other notables called the World Economic Forum. But unlike at Davos,...
Jewish and Muslim leaders vow to fight growing racism in Europe
A woman passes by a Jewish memorial , desecrated with Nazi symbols, at a cemetery in Dortmund, Germany, Jan. 10, 2005.
Members of the Coordinating Committee of European Muslim and Jewish Leaders from Belgium, U.K., France, Germany, Italy, U.S. and more announce plans for a series of public events on Europe Day.
Prominent Muslim and Jewish leaders expressed Monday deep concern regarding the rise of...
George W Bush Cancels Visit to Switzerland Over Fears he Could be Arrested
The former President had been due to address a dinner next weekend.
Former US President George W Bush has cancelled a visit to Switzerland amid concerns he could be arrested.
The former leader had been due to speak at a charity gala, making the keynote speech at Keren Hayesod’s annual dinner on February 12.
But human rights groups in the country have been calling for the Swiss government to arrest...
Sanity Triumphs in Switzerland
As predicted, the Swiss People’s Party (which actually fights for the interests of the Swiss People) has won its latest battle. Foreigners who commit serious crimes or benefit fraud will be automatically deported. The law passed with 52.9% of the vote.
Leftists, who love both crime and destroying Western countries, were predictably upset. For example,
Marcelo Kohen, a professor of international...
In breakthrough, European scientists trap Antimatter Atoms
Photo released by CERN on Thursday, Nov 18, 2010 shows an image taken by the ALPHA annihilation detector showing untrapped antihydrogen atoms annihilating on the inner surface of the ALPHA trap. The events are concentrated at the electrode radius of about 22.3 mm. Scientists at the world’s biggest physics lab said they have achieved a breakthrough in the hunt for antimatter. An international...
Swiss poised to vote on controversial immigrant law
The pro-expulsion campaign involves posters featuring a black sheep being kicked out of the country by several white sheep.
Switzerland is poised to vote on a controversial law that will allow for all immigrants – EU citizens included – to be automatically expelled from the country if they commit a crime.
Even benefit fraudsters and burglars are targeted by the proposed new law, which polls show...
The Demographic Decline of Switzerland
An American traveler’s take on the natural beauty of Switzerland, the Swiss people, and the changing face of the country known for its cheese, its prosperity, and its peaceful nature.
The video has been Banned on Youtube but we have managed to get ahold of it again and republish it.
Here’s the republished video
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New Swiss Referendum to Deport all Criminal Immigrants?
The Swiss people recently ratified a referendum that forbids the construction of Muslim mosques with minarets attached, and now Swiss People’s Party proposed the organizing of a new referendum that will deport from Switzerland all immigrants who committed a crime.
This new referendum could enter in a conflict with the 1951 Geneva Convention about immigrants status. The convention says that no...
Oskar Freysinger on Minarets in Switzerland: "We are the last free people of Europe"
Oskar Freysinger on Minarets in Switzerland: “We are the last free people of Europe” (French speaking video)
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Jewish groups back Muslims on minaret ban
Citing religious discrimination, a diverse coalition of Jewish organizations is objecting to Switzerland’s ban of minarets on local mosques.
Swiss voters this week approved by a strong majority a referendum outlawing the construction of minarets. The measure, pushed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), was supported by 57 percent of the population.
However, Jewish organizations,...
Iran mad at Swiss for defending their culture
Iran warned Switzerland on Saturday of “consequences” over a referendum banning the building of new mosque minarets and urged Bern not to enforce the ban, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The vote went “against the prestige of a country which claims to be an advocate of democracy and human rights,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told Swiss counterpart Micheline...
Turkey's Erdogan Says Minaret Ban is Sign of Fascism
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined a chorus of international criticism of Switzerland’s ban on minarets, saying it refelects an increasingly racist and fascist stance in Europe. The Swiss foreign minister said the vote may pose a threat to the country’s security.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Switzerland’s vote to ban the construction of minarets...
Swiss vote banning minarets draws criticism
A vote in Switzerland banning the construction of minarets on new mosques is drawing criticism from Jewish groups.
The national referendum Nov. 29 passed with 57.5 percent of the vote. The extreme right-wing Swiss People’s Party, the largest party in the Swiss Parliament, strongly promoted the measure.
“The referendum result amounts to an attack on the fundamental values of mutual respect,”...
Swiss Voters Approve the Ban on Minarets
A small victory against Islamization of Europe but still a victory… Islamic Minarets and Mosques in Europe? When someone comes visit Switzerland they don’t want to see Arabic architecture because they see that in the Middle East, but European architecture and culture. Maybe others will follow this Switzerland’s example.
Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the...
Jewish groups oppose push to ban minarets in Switzerland
Swiss voters are to decide during a referendum on November 29 whether to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland, a proposal launched by right-wing groups and backed by the country's biggest political party, the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP).
Switzerland’s biggest Jewish groups said Wednesday that a far-right push to ban the construction of minarets here was a “threat”...