England – Switzerland’s biggest Jewish groups have described a far-right push to ban the construction of minarets as a “threat” to religious harmony and the integration of Muslims.
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“The referendum infringes religious freedom, a concept enshrined in the constitution,” the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Platform of Liberal Jews in Switzerland said in a statement on Wednesday.
It “also poses a threat to peaceful relations between the religions and inhibits the integration endeavours of Muslims in Switzerland”, they added.
Swiss voters are to decide during a referendum on November 29 whether to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland, a proposal launched by right-wing groups and backed by the country’s biggest political party, the hard-right Swiss People’s Party (SVP).
The two Jewish groups said they “take seriously the fears of the population that extremist ideas could be disseminated in Switzerland”.
“But banning minarets is no solution – it only creates in Muslims in Switzerland a sense of alienation and discrimination,” they said.
The Swiss government and all the other major political parties are recommending a ’no’ vote. In a historic move, local Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders have also joined forces to reject a ban on minarets.
In September, the Roman Catholic community joined in the call urging voters to reject the ban.
Islam is the second largest religion in Switzerland after Christianity with 310,000 followers out of a population of 7.5 million. Four minarets have been built and the construction of a fifth is planned.
Jews always feel they have to stick their neck out. The Swiss did the right thing by banning additional minarets from being built around their country. These minarets are a major nuisance and also somewhat threatening to the prople living nearby. In how many muslim countries can you build a Synagogue or some other house of worship other than minarets, today. That’s right ZERO.
Fools, idiots and morons. The Muslim are a cancerous formation in normal western civilization and should be suppressed. They are like the Nazis intolerant and enemies of Western civilization.
This is not the business of the Yidden and they should stay out of it.
Platform of Liberal “Jews”, this platform was established because they where not excepted in the “Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities”, thid due to the fact, that the orthodox jewish communities don’t accept this liberals as jewish-community (individuals may be jewish) same like all the gedolim in america do not accept the reform and conservative movement. So please refrain from including them in your articles.
this is the same Switzerland that has already attacked the jews with a schechita ban.
what’s the big deal with banning mineretes. Its not like the Swiss are telling them that they cant build masqs. The mineretes sole purpose is to call out to its followers that it is time for prayer. If it served a real purpose I could understand but in todays day in age people walk around with some type of electronic gadget that displays the time or has an alarm. Just set the alarm and there you have it, you’re own little reminder that it is time for prayer. these mineretes do nothing but infringe on non muslims quality of life. Just ask anyone that ever stayed or lived in the vicinity of one of these things.
When the Moslems get rid of their jihadis and act like human beings, then maybe the minaret issue should be considered.
the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities and the Platform of Liberal Jews in Switzerland should mind there own business onces they get rid off the moslems they will rid them selfs off the jews