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Israeli Minister Meets Austrian Far-Right Party Leaders in Vienna
Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli met with senior officials from Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) in Vienna, marking a significant diplomatic shift. The meeting followed an apology from FPÖ Chairman Herbert Kickl regarding the party's past and his adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition.
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- 01Israeli Minister Amichai Chikli met with leaders of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) in Vienna.
- 02The meeting is the first between an Israeli minister and the FPÖ, a party officially boycotted by Israel.
- 03The engagement follows an apology from FPÖ Chairman Herbert Kickl and his adoption of the IHRA antisemitism definition.
- 04Minister Chikli has been working to build relations with the FPÖ for the past two years.
- 05Discussions focused on Holocaust education and joint efforts against antisemitism.
- 06Chikli views the engagement as part of a broader strategy to ally with European sovereign right-wing parties.
Chikli described the engagement as the culmination of two years of diplomatic efforts, aiming to build bridges with sovereign right-wing parties in Europe against extremism and antisemitism.
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