Swiss move on to the Jews.

[ulmont]

Having successfully banned minarets, the Swiss have moved to the next threat: Jewish and Muslim cemetaries.

Swiss leader calls for Jewish cemetery ban

December 3, 2009

BERLIN (JTA) -- A mainstream Swiss political leader is calling for a ban on separate Muslim and Jewish cemeteries.

Christophe Darbellay, president of the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, made the statement in a television interview Tuesday, two days after Swiss voters passed an initiative to ban minarets.

The anti-minaret initiative came from the opposition ultra-conservative Swiss People's Party and other right-wing political organizations. Critics say Darbellay is starting a "crusade" to attract voters by proposing similarly xenophobic measures.

Mainstream politicians and religious leaders across Europe have reacted with dismay to the anti-minaret vote.

According to the Swiss online daily Tagesanzeiger, Darbellay also wants to ban the wearing of burkas, head-to-toe veils worn by some fundamentalist Muslim women.

Darbellay reportedly said that existing cemeteries would not be affected by a ban, but that there should be no separate cemeteries in the future.

The Swiss People's Party called for crackdowns on expressions of Muslim fundamentalism in 2006. Observers said the demand for separate cemeteries is an escalation.

http://jta.org/news/article/2009/12/03/1009507/swiss-leader-calls-for-jewish-cemetery-ban

[Jacob]

Charming.

[Valmy]

Hmmmm...Maybe the Israelis and Palestinians can finally come together and unite against their common Swiss enemy.

[Jacob]

It's time to hate the Swiss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XTuc6i1Uo

[Valmy]

Zuricheads! Cuckoo cuckoos! Land locked losers! Neutral ninnies! Boring bankers! Chalet pimps!

[Jaron]

No wonder the Nazis left the Swiss alone.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

while desegragation is a nice idea I doubt people in cemetaries have much use for it...

[Jaron]

Here come the racist Europeans.. !

[DisturbedPervert]

Why would they want Muslims buried in the same cemetery as them? 

[Razgovory]

Well it's only a matter of time.

[Jaron]

This will be a counterproductive move by the Swiss when they begin the next Holocaust. Mass graves are so much more efficient.

[Alatriste]

Well, I would like to say two things:

1. a Swiss is not 'the Swiss'...

2. If Christophe Darbellay thinks xenophobes will like his idea then he's is clueless. Does he really think xenophobes would love to share _their_ cemeteries with Muslims and Jews? and Christian Churches? Does he really think they would like multi-religious cemeteries imposed on them by law?

Most persons voting for the minaret ban probably did so because they don't like immigrant communities becoming so visible, so mainstream... and he wants to force them to share cemeteries? Perhaps Darbellay is no xenophobe after all...

[Martinus]

1. a Swiss is not 'the Swiss'...

You must remember this...

[Alatriste]

1. a Swiss is not 'the Swiss'...

You must remember this...

Err... 'Casablanca'?

[Valmy]

1. a Swiss is not 'the Swiss'...

You must remember this...

A smile is not a smile?