The unanimous commission of the Council of States also wants to ban Hamas.
Published: Friday, Oct 27th 2023, 17:20
Updated At: Saturday, Oct 28th 2023, 01:55
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The Security Policy Commission of the Council of States (SIK-S) has called on the Federal Council to ban the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas. On Friday, they submitted a corresponding motion.
The decision was made with 8 votes to 0, according to the Parliamentary Services. Previously, the National Council sister commission had unanimously submitted a corresponding motion. It had the same text.
In light of the brutal attacks by Hamas on Israel, which targeted civilians in particular, Switzerland must take a clear stance, the commissions write. "It was pure terror against civilians - men, women, children and the elderly. Mercilessly and without restraint, everyone was shown what Hamas stands for."
Completely discredited.
Last year, a ban on Hamas in the National Council failed. "A ban on Hamas would endanger Switzerland's commitment to promoting and protecting human rights," the National Council's Security Policy Commission (SIK-N) justified its rejection of the corresponding motion at the time. Switzerland is strongly involved in Israel and Palestine at the diplomatic level.
Following the recent attacks by Hamas on Israel, the Swiss Israelite Congregation (SIK-S) stated on Friday that Hamas has now completely discredited itself as a partner for peace.
So far, Al Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) have been prohibited.
The proposals leave open how the Swiss Federal Council should implement a ban on Hamas. Currently, a working group of a task force of the Federal Council is examining the possibilities for the ban. Another is looking into Swiss contributions to Palestinian organizations. According to the commission, the proposals should be handled during the winter session of 2023, which runs from the fourth to the 22nd of December.
In Switzerland, the terrorist militia IS and Al Qaeda are currently prohibited by law. The law provides that persons can be punished with a prison sentence of up to five years for indirectly or directly propagating, supporting or otherwise promoting terrorist or violent-extremist activities, thus threatening the internal or external security of Switzerland.
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