Switzerland says regrets envoy's display of Netanyahu cartoon


  • World
  • Friday, 28 Aug 2015

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference at the Expo 2015 global fair in Milan, northern Italy, August 27, 2015. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland expressed regret on Friday after its ambassador to Iran displayed a cartoon depicting two doves defecating on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's head, at an event promoting Iranian business opportunities.

Ambassador Giulio Haas showed the image during a speech to hundreds of Swiss and Iranian business people at a Zurich hotel on Thursday.

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