Zurich doubles spending on synagogue protection

The city of Zurich is doubling its contribution to the protection of Jewish institutions. The city parliament approved the bill on Wednesday without any dissenting votes. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The contributions will be doubled from CHF1 million ($1.25 million) to CHF2 million retroactively to 2024. The canton of Zurich has also already doubled its contributions from CHF1 million to CHF2 million. The federal government is also contributing to the security costs. This means that a total of CHF8 million will be available each year for construction measures and security personnel. "It is understandable that Jewish organisations have asked for more support," said Michael Schmid, local politician from the left-wing Alternative List party. Since the escalation of the Middle East conflict, their facilities have been under increased threat. + Teenager arrested over stabbing of Orthodox Jewish man in Zurich The Social Democratic party also backed the ...