Rise in anti-Semitic incidents seen as risk for Swiss image

A government report has described the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Switzerland as a risk to the country's image and foreign policy. However, the government does not believe that additional measures are necessary at present. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The government announced on Friday that there were currently no indications that Switzerland was being particularly criticised by the international community due to the situation on its territory. The report was compiled by the government in fulfilment of a postulate from the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. The latter also saw the perception of Switzerland abroad as being dependent on this issue, not least due to the country's role as the depositary state of the Geneva Conventions on international humanitarian law. In the report, the national government also described the rise in anti-Semitism in Switzerland as a "serious challenge to social cohesion and security". + ...