Swiss authorities detained and deported American journalist Ali Abunimah who was scheduled to speak at an event hosted in Zurich on Saturday.

The Details: Abunimah, who runs the online outlet Electronic Intifada, claimed he “was abducted off the street around 1:30pm on Saturday while on (his) way to the Palestine teach-in by undercover agents, handcuffed, forced into an unmarked car and sped straight to the prison.” He was then held, allegedly without charges, for three days before being deported to Istanbul, where he published his account on X.

For Context: Electronic Intifada is not rated by AllSides but currently has over 265,000 followers on X. In October, American journalist Jeremy Loffredo of The Grayzone (Left bias) was detained and interrogated by Israel for four days while reporting in the West Bank. On Wednesday, Trump signed an executive order that aims to “combat antisemitism” by asking agencies to explore ways to deport pro-Palestinian activists who violate laws.

Swiss Statement: “We do not want an Islamist Jew-hater who calls for violence in Switzerland,” Swiss Security Department head Mario Fehr told Swiss media.

How The Media Covered It: The story was not widely covered by mainstream media. Reuters (Center bias) and Al Jazeera (Lean Left) framed coverage through the United Nations’ reaction. RT (Lean Right) included the quote from Fehr and highlighted the conditions Abunimah said he was held under. Breitbart (Right) wrote that “Abunimah has a long history of radical activism” and described Electronic Intifada as a “radical anti-Israel website.” AllSides did not find other coverage from the right.