A report commissioned by the Swiss government says there is latent anti-semitism in the country, following revelations earlier this year that Swiss banks were holding large amounts of gold belonging to Holocaust victims.

The report says one tenth of the population hold anti-semitic views and warns that the recent settlement between Swiss banks and representatives of Holocaust victims may encourage anti-Jewish feelings.

However, the report notes that for the first time since the Second World War, a genuine opposition to anti-semitism is forming.

The report was commissioned earlier this year partly as a response to international outrage at remarks by the then Swiss president, Jean Pascal Delamurez, perceived as anti-Semitic.