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Monday, June 11, 2018
Kurz: Austria has ‘special responsibility’ toward Israel, Jews
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pledging his country will fight anti-Semitism in Europe.
“We Austrians know that in light of our own history, we have a special responsibility toward Israel and the Jewish people,” he says. “I can assure you that Austria will fight all forms of anti-Semitism in Europe with determination.”
Kurz also says Austria will “raise awareness in Europe for the special situation and the special security needs of Israel.”
Kurz’s party is the senior member in a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party, which Israel boycotts over its Nazi roots.
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