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Former Swiss president: funding freeze for Middle East NGOs ‘more than wrong’ (www.swissinfo.ch)

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Ruth Dreifuss has criticised Switzerland's funding freeze for Palestinian and Israeli NGOs, saying it weakens the peace movement on both sides.

NGOs promote peace and cooperation in civil society, Dreifuss said in an interview with the newspaper Schweiz am Wochenende published on Saturday.

"Where else in the world other than in the Middle East have so many people been campaigning for peace and human rights in such a tense situation for so long and with concrete activities?" she asked. She described the decision of the Swiss foreign ministry as "more than wrong". ...

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[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

She says it promotes peace in a civil society. But right now Israel and hamas aren't being civil.