The Swiss giveth and the Swiss taketh away. Apparently even the 67 armistice lines aren't "legal" enough for the Swiss government.
Zurich (JTA) — Switzerland boycotted a ceremony honoring a Swiss citizen who saved Jews during World War II because it was held in a Jerusalem neighborhood that came into Israeli hands during the 1967 Six-Day War. The Swiss ambassador to Israel was ordered to stay away from Monday’s ceremony in Pisgat Zeev honoring Paul Grueninger.
However:
Twenty Swiss teachers arrived Tuesday for the inauguration of a street named for Grueninger after learning from the Jerusalem Post that the Swiss government had instructed its ambassador to boycott the ceremony.
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