A Hungarian construction company is building mobile tactical shelters that will be used for protection against rocket strikes in Israel, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi in Israel on Tuesday.
Under the deal signed between the Hungarian company and an Israeli defence industry firm, Hungary will build over 1,000 such shelters which will be used to shield thousands of Israelis, Szijjarto told a press conference in Petah Tikva.
“Hungary assigns strategic importance to its cooperation with Israel,
which we also demonstrate through our actions as opposed to just paying lip service to the idea,” the minister said.
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“We turn our words into actions, and we are also capable of contributing to the protection of thousands or tens of thousands of Israelis against rocket strikes,” he said.
“Israel has been attacked by a terrorist organisation,
which fired thousands of rockets on Israeli cities and densely populated areas, endangering thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of lives,” Szijjarto said, in reference to the recent escalation of violence in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.
“We regret that international political organisations have not taken a joint stance on the situation
and that they have disputed the fact that Israel has been attacked by a terrorist organisation,” Szijjarto said. “We regret that certain international organisations wanted to treat Israel and Hamas as equals, as if Hamas were an NGO, and we also regret that international organisations don’t make it clear that Israel has a right to defend itself.”
Hungary has vetoed multiple resolutions and statements in both the European Union and the United Nations that were “extremely unfair”,
he said. “They took a totally biased and anti-Israel approach to the actual situation,” Szijjártó said. “We have never supported such anti-Israel positions and won’t support them in the future either.”
Szijjártó highlighted the US-backed “Abraham Accords” as the key to peace in the Middle East, noting that they had allowed Israel to normalise its relations with several Arab countries. Hungary, he said, was also pushing for stronger cooperation between the EU and Israel, adding that the government regretted “that this position doesn’t have a clear majority in the European Union right now”.
Szijjártó highlighted the US-backed “Abraham Accords” as the key to peace in the Middle East, noting that they had allowed Israel to normalise its relations with several Arab countries. Hungary, he said, was also pushing for stronger cooperation between the EU and Israel, adding that the government regretted “that this position doesn’t have a clear majority in the European Union right now”.
Szijjártó said anti-Semitism was on the rise again in some major cities in western Europe.
“There were already signs of this at the start of the illegal migration waves, but in recent weeks there’ve been openly anti-Semitic demonstrations in some major western European cities which millions of Europeans rightfully found concerning,” he said.
Ashkenazi thanked Szijjártó for Hungary’s support during the recent Operation Guardian of the Walls.
He also expressed thanks for Hungary’s open and clear support of Israel’s right to defend itself and for Hungary’s condemnation of the rocket strikes on the homes of Israeli civilians.
Ashkenazi described Hungary as a “strong friend” which has continuously expressed its solidarity with Israel during military operations, in international diplomacy and in the UN.
Ashkenazi described Hungary as a “strong friend” which has continuously expressed its solidarity with Israel during military operations, in international diplomacy and in the UN.
Source: MTI
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Splendid! Israel is a poor country that has billions USD poured into it every year, not to mention the money Mr Orbán’s friends (Soros included) give the country. How nice of a szuper gazdag country like Hungary to give a bit of financial aid to Israel.. The double standards are astonishing.
Maybe if Israel actually tried to live peacefully with its neighbours for a change and stop stealing homes and land from the TRUE owners of the land the Palestinians. Israelis could have peace but since the Balfour Declaration that gave land that was not rightfully the British to give to the Israeli settlers there has been no peace. The mayhem in the middle east will never end because Israel doesn’t want it to end. I don’t for one moment blame the Palestinians for fighting for what was rightfully theirs and was stolen from them.
The Israelis wouldn’t need all these armaments and war materials if they wanted peace they would have peace.
Factual – History lesson by Anonymous.
It NEVER lies History – and as Anonymous explains – Israel “invaded” stole wrongfully and illegally – the lands of the Palestinians.
The word peace will NEVER be witnessed.
Prime Minister – Netanyahu is under “siege” at this tumultuous time – in the History of Israel – and WILL be replaced, in the immediate Future.
Will this bring about a process of reconciliation ?
NO – the wounds and history are Deep and beyond a “middle ground” of reconciliation.
Reconciliation – the process of moving forward centers on the rightful return of ALL lands – that were taken off – Wrongfully – from the Palestine’s – by the Israel’s- and this will never be Forgiven nor Forgotten nor Compromised.
Caritas – the history was that the British were bullied into partitioning Palestine through the UN because the US said no partition, no funds from the Marshall Aid Plan. Britain knew that it was a bad idea to divide the country known as Palestine and made that point of view very clear.
@Man Neu E A
Hey, no is it written that Hungary was paying for anything and if you read or know anything, SOROS is an enemy of the state of Isreal and Hungary. The rest of you, please read up on your history and not western B.S. Isreal is not stealing anyones land but its own back. If the last 1100 years doesnt matter for Hungary’s case then it shouldnt for Isreal’s case either!! Go find a hobby that doesnt include intelligence!!