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To: Rashputin

How does the garbage you posted compare with this?


Israel backs Hungary, says financier Soros is a threat

Jul 10, 2017 | 9:32am EDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-hungary-soros-idUSKBN19V1J4
By Luke Baker | JERUSALEM

Israel’s foreign ministry has issued a statement denouncing U.S. billionaire George Soros, a move that appeared designed to align Israel more closely with Hungary ahead of a visit to Budapest next week by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Soros, a Hungarian-born Jew who has spent a large part of his fortune funding pro-democracy and human rights groups, has repeatedly been targeted by Hungary’s right-wing government, in particular over his support for more open immigration.

In the latest case, Prime Minister Viktor Orban has backed a campaign in which Soros is singled out as an enemy of the state. “Let’s not allow Soros to have the last laugh” say billboards next to a picture of the 86-year-old investor, a campaign that Jewish groups and others say foments anti-Semitism.

Israel’s ambassador to Hungary issued a statement denouncing the campaign, saying it “evokes sad memories but also sows hatred and fear.”

But hours after the ambassador made his comments over the weekend, Israel’s foreign ministry issued a “clarification” saying that Soros was a legitimate target for criticism.

“In no way was the statement (by the ambassador) meant to delegitimize criticism of George Soros, who continuously undermines Israel’s democratically elected governments,” said foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon, adding that Soros funded organizations “that defame the Jewish state and seek to deny it the right to defend itself”.

Among the organizations Soros funds is Human Rights Watch, which is frequently critical of Israel.

Like Hungary, Israel has passed legislation that seeks to limit the influence of non-governmental organizations that receive a large portion of their funding from abroad.

The strong ties between Netanyahu and Orban have raised eyebrows in the European Union, where Orban is regarded as an illiberal maverick. His party has curtailed press freedom and stymied EU efforts to tackle the migrant crisis.

Hungary has held discussions with Israel about purchasing security fences to keep migrants out.


27 posted on 07/10/2017 9:29:17 AM PDT by MarvinStinson
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To: MarvinStinson

Those Jews (those people).... Always craftily covering their bases... ;)


31 posted on 07/10/2017 9:54:52 AM PDT by Phinneous (Moshiach Now!)
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To: MarvinStinson
Garbage? It's a fact that the ambassador did what the article describes whether you like that fact or not.

The government in Israel will tell him to retract the statement, will discipline, or will recall and replace him.

What's the matter, you can't imagine an ambassador doing his own thing instead of what the government wants him to do? If you feel that way, you don't know squat about recent US history since quite a few US ambassadors have run off at the mouth in ways that contradict US government policy.

Other countries have the same sort of problem from time to time and it looks like that's what happened in this case.

But I suspect you knew that and just like tossing the word "garbage" around.

have a nice day

44 posted on 07/10/2017 11:19:38 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
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