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Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Jerusalem on Thursday said friendship between Hungary and Israel will further strengthen in the future.
As part of his official visit, Orban planted a tree in the Grove of Nations. In his address at the ceremony, he said that the friendship between the two countries was based on Hungary’s Jewish community, which is central Europe’s largest, as well as the large number of diaspora Hungarians in Israel. It is also based on the legacy of Theodor Herzl, the sharing of similar values and a common desire to preserve peace and security, he added.
The prime minister said that every political leader was duty-bound to learn from the wrongs of the past.
“We will never forget that the Hungarian government, at that time, could not defend its Jewish citizens, but today the safety of all Jewish citizens in Hungary is guaranteed and anti-Semitism meets with zero tolerance,” he said. The government is helping to rebuild Jewish religious and cultural life, renew synagogues, support schools, and organise cultural events, he added.
