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Those who have long admired and supported Israel as a beacon of democracy in the Middle East should have good reason to rue the fact that Israel has succumbed to the malign influence of Orbanism (Photo: Hungarian government website)

The Orban-Netanyahu mutual support nexus

Following Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in Israel's general election, Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban tweeted "What a great victory for Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel! Hard times require strong leaders. Welcome back!"

According to the NGO Atlatszo which seeks to promote transparency and accountability in Hungary,

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Azriel Bermant is a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, Prague, a former research fellow in the arms control and regional security programme at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University and the author of Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East (Cambridge University Press, 2016).\nAnita Tusor is a research assistant at the Institute of International Relations Prague.

Those who have long admired and supported Israel as a beacon of democracy in the Middle East should have good reason to rue the fact that Israel has succumbed to the malign influence of Orbanism (Photo: Hungarian government website)

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Author Bio

Azriel Bermant is a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, Prague, a former research fellow in the arms control and regional security programme at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Tel Aviv University and the author of Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East (Cambridge University Press, 2016).\nAnita Tusor is a research assistant at the Institute of International Relations Prague.

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