Swiss Jewish leaders asked government officials to drop references to “Jewish extremism” from a government report. A reference to the main Swiss Jewish students’ group was struck from an updated version of an earlier report on violence, which was originally published in August. But the inclusion of Jews in the newer report has prompted Swiss Jewish leaders to ask for a meeting with the country’s justice minister.
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