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Swiss police have opened an investigation into a ski hire shop's announcement it would no longer rent skis and sledges to Jewish customers.

The shop, in the famous resort of Davos, has now reversed its decision.

It has taken down the signs, translated into Hebrew, which informed customers of the ban.

But many have argued the case is a clear violation of Switzerland's laws against discrimination and incitement to racial or religious hatred.

The Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities has launched its own legal action, condemning the signs as clearly discriminatory.

Posters in the sports shop window informed customers that, because of incidents, including theft, "we no longer rent sports equipment to our Jewish brothers".

The shop in question, part of the Pischa mountain restaurant, said in an initial statement that equipment was often not being returned, and its staff no longer wanted "the hassle" of scouring the mountain sides trying to find abandoned sledges.

But just 24 hours after putting the posters up, they were taken down after a storm of protest. Davos Mayor Philipp Wilhelm told Swiss media: "Any and all forms of antisemitism, racism and discrimination must be condemned. This does not belong in Davos."

The manager of the shop has apologised, agreeing that the poster had been "badly worded". Jewish customers were welcome, he said, with immediate effect.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68283043

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badly worded my ass .... clear antisemitism