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In an extremely close vote, Presbyterian Church (USA) voted against boycotting Israel. That the motion was defeated by only two votes doesn’t point to a victory...

The ultimate latka: Rösti

How many ways can cheese and potatoes be combined? It’s an unspoken challenge the Swiss have taken up and the answer is apparently “endless”. Swiss...

Media bias against Israel: Part 2 Action Points

Last week, I reported back from a lecture I attended on the bias against Israel in Swiss media. Although many of the points the speaker, Sacha Wigdorovits, made did...

Media bias against Israel: Part 1 Causes

Why is there a media bias against Israel and what can be done to combat it? Sacha Wigdorovits, a journalist with extensive experience both in Switzerland and abroad,...

In case you didn’t know, Gaddafi’s rich – sick rich

Yesterday the Swiss government announced they were freezing all of Gaddafi’s assets held in Switzerland. (And why – although we’re getting weary of...

On behalf of Gilad Shalit

You probably didn’t know, but December 10th is the International Day for Human Rights. What this means I don’t really know, but it does provide a time and...

All the famous people

**Update** Announcements made, and neither the US nor England will be hosting a World Cup. Instead it’ll be Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022). I guess it was all...

Steinsaltz on Jewish continuity

You’ve already read about the Global Day of Jewish Learning here on Rocky Mountain Jew: It’s an effort organized by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who is celebrating...

Changes in Swiss-Israel relations?

Last week the Swiss Minister of Defence Ueli Maurer completed a three-day trip to Israel that was replete with honors – and, of course, backlash. At Zurich...

Benefit dinners and Natan Sharanksy, revisited

What’s the biggest difference between a Swiss and American benefit dinner? Recently I saw an ad for an event honoring the 90th anniversary of Keren Hayesod/United...