Hungary and Austria were the only two EU member to oppose threats of Israel sanctions over annexation
The Hungarian government will continue to support Israel and its interests against pressure from the European Union, United Nations, and the International Criminal Court, Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Thursday in his first call with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.
The call came less than a week after Hungary and Austria were the only two EU member states to oppose threats of sanctions if Israel implemented its plans to annex parts of the West Bank later this year.
EU foreign policy requires all 27 nations to reach consensus before a decision is made on behalf of the bloc, leaving High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell to issue a warning against Israel in his own name, along with several other European countries.
Szijjártó added that Jerusalem can “count on Hungary’s fair and balanced standpoint," adding Budapest will not support statements "that condemn Israel both in the EU and at the United Nations."
Hungary also objects to the investigation of war crimes against Israel before the International Criminal Court, which it described as "unfounded," adding that Jerusalem and Budapest were fighting against "hypocrisy, bias and political correctness.”
Szijjártó concluded the call by saying that the two countries "share a common standpoint with relation to the issue of retaining identity, and the importance of sovereignty and security as well as with respect to the need to take action against illegal migration.”
A senior Israeli official later told The Jerusalem Post that identity and immigration were issues that were discussed between Szijjártó and Ashkenazi, but the remarks may have been based on past conversations with Israel.
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