Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic developments seen in Western Europe and the United States would be "totally inconceivable" in Hungary.
“The conditions for a peaceful coexistence are fully ensured” in Hungary, Minister Szijjártó said at a joint press conference with Israel Katz, his Israeli counterpart. Minister Szijjártó expressed deep concern over increasing anti-Israeli tendencies in international organizations. “Israel is entitled to fair and equal treatment in international organisations,” the foreign ministry quoted Szijjártó as saying, adding that the Hungarian government had always thwarted “unilateral, biased attacks and statements against Israel, and will continue to do so in future.” Mounting modern-age anti-Semitism in Europe “is the result of an irresponsible migration policy, under which a vociferous minority can often override the will of a quiet majority,” Minister Szijjártó said. The minister said criticism of Hungary over anti-Semitism “by countries … who should at least keep quiet” was “absolutely shocking”.