Switzerland has long traded on its status as a supposedly neutral country. However, it has long and deep defence ties with Israel. This story in Swiss outlet Woz examines the relationship and references my book, The Palestine Laboratory: Rüstungsdeals zwischen der Schweiz und Israel: Eine innige Partnerschaft | WOZ Die Wochenzeitung
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Switzerland to ban mercenary companies?
What an important move, if it happens, and an acknowledgement that such firms are increasingly operating on a global scene without any real checks and balances: Switzerland wants to banish mercenary firms and tighten the rules for private security companies based in the country in a bid to safeguard its tradition of neutrality, the government…
Animals still can’t vote in Switzerland
Only in Switzerland could such an idea be put to the vote (and I like that representative democracy actually means something in certain Western nations): Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposal to introduce a nationwide system of state-funded lawyers to represent animals in court. Animal rights groups had proposed the move, saying that without…