Netanyahu joins Germany's AfD, far-right Europeans in backing Orbán as Hungary campaign begins
The AfD and Austria's FPÖ are boycotted by Israel over their antisemitic roots and members. Launching an uphill re-election bid, Orbán invited international far-right allies to his illiberal Fidesz party convention, where he denounced the EU as an 'enemy of European Christian civilization'
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The AfD and Austria's FPÖ are boycotted by Israel over their antisemitic roots and members. Launching an uphill re-election bid, Orbán invited international far-right allies to his illiberal Fidesz party convention, where he denounced the EU as an 'enemy of European Christian civilization'
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07:59 PM • January 11 2026 IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participated via video recording in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's re-election campaign kickoff on Saturday, alongside far-right European leaders, including Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Austria's Freedom Party (FPÖ) – parties that Israel officially boycotts because of their antisemitic roots and members.
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