Austrian president vows ‘zero tolerance for anti-Semitism’ in Netanyahu meeting

Austrian President Alexander Van Der Bellen says his country is committed to having “zero tolerance for anti-Semitism,” speaking in Israel alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In remark to the press, Van Der Bellen says Israel and Austria have shared a bond since 1948 when Vienna supported the creation of the Jewish state.

He adds that he visited the Yad Vashem museum in Jerusalem yesterday, saying what happened during the Holocaust is “unbelievable.”

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