Israeli criticism of former federal President Heinz Fischer now also makes domestic waves. Ex-National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka (ÖVP) accused Fischer on Friday “A dangerous perpetrator-Victim-in -sing”. Sobotka said this takes place around the day of liberation of national socialism. On the other hand, there was praise from Spö and FPö.
“Jewish women to be jointly responsible for the rise of anti -Semitism is not only historically wrong, but deeply irresponsible. Anti -Semitism is never” understandable ” -he must always be convicted,” Sobotka emphasized in a broadcast. Austria must refer to a “clear attitude” for, responsibility “and against any form of perspective of anti -semitic hatred”. “Those who are silent today will make themselves complicit tomorrow,” emphasized the ÖVP politician.
Great indignation in Israel
The message of Israel condemned Fischer’s statements as “deeply incorrectly calculated – and ethically extremely doubtful”. “Response on the Holocaust to instruct the Jewish state in his needs is shameful. Such words do not promote peace-so-they encourage extremists,” said it in an X-post.
“Fischer speaks about human rights, but does not remain the most fundamental: to protect Israel’s rights, his citizens against slaughter, rape, kidnapping and rocket fire. The war is directed against Hamas, not against the civil population of Gazas.” Hamas systematically commits war crimes and uses its own population as a protective shield. This ‘reality to hide (…), deliberately distorts the image’, the Israeli representation in Vienna was shocked.
FPö: “Great that says that finally openly”
However, Fischer received support from politicians from the Co -regulating Spö and the opposition FPö. “This genocide in Gaza must be stopped. That cannot be and I expect to undertake here from Austrian foreign policy to make it clear here: what happens there the world cannot accept,” said Spö Federal Council leader Stefan Schennach on Thursday in a plenary debate of the parliamentary Landkamer. His FPö colleague Andreas about grocing said to the Fischer interview: “Great that there is finally someone who is standing and says openly, because I am convinced that it was long that someone finally did it.”
As reported, Fischer made an indirect comparison with Israel’s struggle against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Russian invasion of Ukraine and asked the federal government in Vienna to “not look away” and ultimately take a clear position.
Meinl-Reisinger concerned Israel’s occupation plans
The heads of the coalition parties responded to the request of the old federal president by emphasizing the ‘clear attitude’ of Austria in conflict on Wednesday after the Council of Ministers. Foreign Minister Beate Meinl Reisinger (Neos) was concerned about the Israeli plans for a permanent line-up of the Gaza Strip and promised to use the good contacts with Israel to urge international law through the country.
Source: Krone
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