1696873591 Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis provides information on the situation in

Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis provides information on the situation in Israel Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ

They laughed five years ago, now in the majority: skepticism about aid money for Palestine is likely to grow.

Federal Counselor Ignazio Cassis appeared before the media on Monday to provide information on the situation in Israel.

Federal Counselor Ignazio Cassis appeared before the media on Monday to provide information on the situation in Israel.

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When a Federal Counselor speaks to the media, he rarely says “I”. Because he is always part of a collegiate authority, a “we”. Not that Ignazio Cassis has now turned this logic upside down; One can accuse the Minister of Foreign Affairs of many things, but he is not excessively self-centered. However, he emphasized on Monday night, in a short-lived Point de Presse, that it was him. He has made the flow of money more transparent and more than halved the number of Palestinian non-governmental organizations in recent years, from 70 to 30. A small moment of inner satisfaction for the much-maligned head of the Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). ).