Statement by the Government of Hungary: The Government of Hungary will continue to take a firm stand against anti-Israel and anti-Jewish statements

"Miloon Kothari, Commissioner of the UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry on the Situation in Israel and the West Bank and Gaza, questioned the right of the State of Israel to be a member of the UN and used the term 'Jewish lobby' in a media interview on 25 July.

The Government of Hungary declared zero tolerance against anti-Semitism and condemns all its forms in the strongest terms and considers the Commissioner’s statement unacceptable. The Government of Hungary will continue to take a firm stand against anti-Israel and anti-Jewish statements and other discriminatory and politically biased behaviours."