What a surprise. Israel, the world’s most racist state thanks Hungary,
Europe’s most racist state, for opposing the labelling of West Bank settlement
produce by place of origin.
Europe’s most racist state, for opposing the labelling of West Bank settlement
produce by place of origin.
Victor Orban Hungary’s Prime Minister |
Naturally Netanyahu can
overlook minor matter such as the rehabilitation of Admiral Horthy, Hungary’s
Regent during World War II, who presided over the deportations of nearly
450,000 Jews to Auschwitz between May 15 and July 7th 1944.
Tony Greenstein
One dictator Sis greeting another – Victor Orban Hungary’s Prime Minister |
World Jewish Congress pans Hungary for Holocaust memorial
Protest outside settlement |
Settlers throwing stones at Palestinians |
Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanks Hungary for coming out against new European
Union guidelines regulating the labeling of goods produced in Israeli
settlements over the Green Line.
“Thank
you for your decisive statement against the labeling of goods,” Netanyahu tells
the Hungarian foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, during a meeting at the
Knesset.
you for your decisive statement against the labeling of goods,” Netanyahu tells
the Hungarian foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, during a meeting at the
Knesset.
Refugees Outside Hungary’s Parliament |
Szijjártó,
who is also Hungary’s trade minister, had said earlier in the day, “We do not
support that decision. It is an inefficient instrument. It is irrational and
does not contribute to a solution [to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict], but
causes damage.”
who is also Hungary’s trade minister, had said earlier in the day, “We do not
support that decision. It is an inefficient instrument. It is irrational and
does not contribute to a solution [to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict], but
causes damage.”
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Raphael Ahren contributed
Raphael Ahren contributed
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