More than half of the Swiss population is in favour of recognising Palestine as a state, according to a survey by the opinion research institute Sotomo. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Some 57% of respondents answered yes or rather yes to a corresponding question. There was a majority in favour of the issue across all age groups, educational level, language region and gender. By party affiliation, the Greens and Social Democrats were most in favour of recognising Palestine as a state. Support was lowest among the Swiss People's Party. + Why Switzerland doesn’t recognise a Palestinian state According to the survey, the acceptance of 20 injured children from the Gaza Strip also met with majority approval among the population. Some 65% of respondents said yes or somewhat yes. Here too, there was a majority across gender, age and education as well as across language regions. The negative attitude of some cantons - such as Zurich - was met with a lack of ...
