Prime Minister Viktor Orban has written a letter to the President of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald S. Lauder.
In an interview published on Wednesday in the German newspaper Bild, Lauder expressed his concern at the OSF’s relocation to Berlin, Kormany.hu reminds. According to Orban, his words are "deeply offensive" to Hungary and its citizens.
“We are astonished. [...] The clear and widely-known reason for the OSF’s relocation from Budapest is that Hungary has introduced regulations which extend the requirement for transparency to organisations funded from abroad,” Orban wrote.
“I would draw the Honourable President’s attention to the fact that the OSF and its founder share personal responsibility for the growth of anti-Semitism in Europe. Among the migrants they have ushered into Europe are individuals whose political and religious views have perceivably increased the threat being faced by Jewish communities. By contrast, in preventing the uncontrolled entry of migrants into the territory of the European Union, Hungary and its government are also protecting Europe’s Jewish communities," he stressed.
