Swiss Celebrate Israel Outside Parliament

 It is good to know that Israel has more support than we realise since the media always fails to report events such as the one described below which I received from a friend who was visiting Switzerland, 

“My two granddaughters and myself walked around the Swiss capital, Bern on a somewhat rainy day. We arrived through a narrow lane at the Bundesplatz, the square in front of the Swiss Parliament and to our surprise discovered there a huge stage decorated with large Israeli flags and an orchestra getting organized there for an event. 

About 200 plastic chairs were arranged in front of this stage and a big crowd assembled there with raincoats and umbrellas, and holding any number and size of Israel flags. I approached some people and was informed that the event is entirely meant to advocate for Israel by Swiss Christians, and not meant to be proselytizing. It had absolutely no connection to the current internal problems in Israel and was not biased to the left (quite the contrary). The event started by singing the Swiss anthem and then Hatikvah, followed by reading Psalm 24  and all under the heading "Praise the King of Kings". 

The Israeli Ambassador to Switzerland Ifat Reshef got onto the stage to greet the event. Following this and due to the strong rain that started, we left, still having a hard time to believe in what we had just experienced. “