‘Electronic Intifada’ co-founder arrested in Switzerland 'We do not want an Islamist Jew-hater who calls for violence in Switzerland,' said a local politician.

January 26, 2025   

(JNS) Ali Abunimah, co-founder and executive director of the anti-Israel Electronic Intifada website, was arrested by Swiss police ahead of a speaking engagement in Zurich on Saturday, the organization said.

The Palestinian-American activist “is currently being detained and has had access to legal counsel,” according to the Saturday statement.

Electronic Intifada said that Abunimah was also interrogated by police at Zurich Airport for an hour before being allowed to enter the country.

According to the report by Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Abunimah had been invited by the Palestine Committee Zurich. The Swiss daily added that local police had been notified of Abunimah’s planned appearance and submitted a request to the Federal Office of Police that he be banned.

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