Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits Israel – dpa



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T El Aviv (AP) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban travels to Israel from Wednesday to Friday. According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is Orban's first visit to Israel as head of government.

According to media reports, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the first Prime Minister to congratulate the right-wing politician after his electoral victory in April. He also invited Orban to Israel. Netanyahu visited Hungary last year in July

Orban plans to visit the Yad Vashem memorial of the Holocaust in Jerusalem on Thursday. Amnesty International has asked the establishment to refuse the visit to Orban. At the same time, she called for demonstrations. Orban promotes "undemocratic legislation and de facto rules in his country as a dictator pursuing political opponents and human rights organizations," said the organization.

Netanyahu has clearly supported Orban in the past. has been criticized in Hungary as well as the Israeli opposition. For example, the government's campaign against American liberal billionaire George Soros has been criticized as anti-Semitic.

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