French-speaking Swiss region sees 68% surge in anti-Semitic incidents

Anti-Semitic incidents have increased by 68% in the French-speaking Swiss region in the past year. Almost half of these incidents occurred after October 7, as reported by the French-speaking Switzerland Office against Anti-Semitism on Thursday. In total, the Intercommunal Coordination Centre against Anti-Semitism and Defamation (CICAD) received 994 reports of anti-Semitic acts, as CICAD announced at the presentation of its annual report. By comparison, according to an anti-Semitism report, there were 910 anti-Semitic incidents across Switzerland in 2022. Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East in October, 150 incidents per month have been reported in French-speaking Switzerland. in 2022, the coordination centre registered a total of 562 incidents. Numerous reports have also been received this year. CICAD explained the increase with the import of the Middle East conflict into Switzerland. It serves as a pretext for the spread of anti-Semitism, the coordination centre ...