Swiss Observer Expelled from Israel for Slapping Jewish Boy in Hebron

(Times of Israel) Alexander Fulbright - The Israel Foreign Ministry ordered a Swiss observer from the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) to leave the country on Friday after a video showed him slapping a 10-year-old Jewish child across the face on Wednesday. TIPH is tasked with "creating a sense of security among the Palestinians in Hebron." Switzerland's ambassador to Israel Jean-Daniel Ruch apologized for the incident.


2018-07-16 00:00:00

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