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Switzerland Complaint Targets Israel's Barkat Over Alleged Crimes

1/23/2026

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Al-Haq filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, alleging international crimes related to Israeli actions in occupied territories.
The group says Barkat facilitated illegal settlements and apartheid as Jerusalem's mayor.
Barkat attended the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Barkat filed a libel suit against Channel 12 over a documentary alleging corruption.
Al-Haq condemned recent U.S. sanctions against Palestinian human rights organizations as immoral and illegal.

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Al-Haq filed a criminal complaint in Switzerland against Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat, alleging international crimes related to Israeli actions in occupied territories.
The group says Barkat facilitated illegal settlements and apartheid as Jerusalem's mayor.
Barkat attended the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Barkat filed a libel suit against Channel 12 over a documentary alleging corruption.
Al-Haq condemned recent U.S. sanctions against Palestinian human rights organizations as immoral and illegal.