A political campaign by Hungary's government that vilifies the head of the European Commission and the son of financier George Soros is "propaganda deeply tainted by antisemitism," a spokesperson for Soros' foundation said on Wednesday.
A Hungarian government spokesman said accusations the campaign was antisemitic were "groundless."
Hungarian Prime Minister Orban has said there is zero tolerance in Hungary for antisemitism, while at the same time repeatedly portraying Hungarian-born Soros as a puppet master plotting to undermine his rule, including by supporting mass immigration.
The veteran prime minister banned a pro-Palestinian rally in Budapest after Hamas's attack on Israel last month.
"It's never been about George Soros's identity as a Jew. It’s about his ideology and his radical activism. It's about his determination to meddle in politics in Hungary and other countries of Europe," government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs wrote on his blog on Wednesday, rejecting the allegation of antisemitism.
Orban has said Hungary is the safest country in Europe for Jews due to his government's tough stance on illegal migration.
In 2018, Central European University, founded by Soros in 1991, moved the bulk of its courses out of Hungary to Vienna following a long struggle between Soros and Orban's government.
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