MADRID Dec. 11 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Swiss Parliament has given the ‘green light’ to the law to outlaw the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for five years in retaliation for the attacks by Palestinian militias on October 7, 2023 against Israeli territory, which resulted in near of 1,200 dead and 240 hostages.
The legislation was approved in the National Council this Wednesday with 168 votes in favor against six against the Greens after the approval of the Council of States, the Upper House, as reported in a statement by the Swiss Parliament.
Currently, only the jihadist groups Al Qaeda and the Islamic State are banned by law in the country. The Swiss Parliament has the option to extend the five-year ban through an ordinary legislative procedure.
Last September, the Government approved a bill to outlaw Hamas and groups “that serve as its cover” considering them to be “terrorist organizations”, a measure they defended to strengthen the country’s security.
The Swiss Executive determined at the end of November that it does not have the power to outlaw the Lebanese Shiite militia party Hezbollah after two commissions alleged that the group should be banned in the country for positioning itself as an ally of Hamas.
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, congratulated Switzerland on Wednesday for the measure and highlighted in a message published on the social network X that “it is a necessary step in the free world’s fight against terrorism.”
“I call on other countries in the international community to adopt similar measures. Only together can we fight hatred and violence, as well as guarantee stability and security,” Danon concluded.
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