Jerusalem – Israeli PM Congratulates Right-wing Kurz On Austria Win

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    Top candidate of the People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz attends his party's victory celebration meeting in Vienna, Austria, October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler   Jerusalem – Israel’s prime minister has congratulated Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz on his party winning Austria’s general election.

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    Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that he spoke with Kurz by telephone on Monday and commended Austria for “preserving the memory of the Holocaust and its war against anti-Semitism” in recent years.

    Kurz responded positively when Netanyahu invited him to Israel, according to the statement.

    Kurz claimed the win as final results announced by the Interior Ministry showed his People’s Party had a comfortable lead with almost all the ballots counted.

    Both Kurz’s party and the right-wing Freedom Party — Kurz’s most likely government coalition partner — campaigned on the need for tougher immigration controls, quickly deporting asylum-seekers whose requests are denied and cracking down on radical Islam.


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    TrumpIsPrez
    TrumpIsPrez
    6 years ago

    People named Sebastian are very attractive, but they are not loyal or intelligent.

    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    6 years ago

    Kurz is great, too bad le pen and wilders lost.

    6 years ago

    Sounds like a loyal and intelligent man . Anti Islam and Soros does not equal antii semitism

    Buchwalter
    Buchwalter
    6 years ago

    Number 2 and 3 never experienced Jewish persecution otherwise these stupid postings would not be on this website, fools