An executive with Credit Suisse refused to back off comments he expressed in a letter to a Sunday paper last week that Jewish officials who pressed Switzerland to confront its World War II past were responsible for the atmosphere that led to the recent murder of a rabbi in Zurich. While acknowledging that there are “good Jews and bad Jews,” Roger Schaerer said that he stands by his opinion of officials from the World Jewish Congress and Jewish politicians.
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