“All the articles that are shared by the Open Society Foundations are against the Hungarian government — in the Washington Post, in the New York Times, “ he said.
Asked if his government would tone down themes seen as verging on antisemitic following fierce criticism of its long-running campaign against Mr Soros from Jewish communal groups and others, he said: “We are definitely not stopping because his campaign is quite huge against us.”
Mr Orbán claimed Mr Soros had recognised his country objected to “globalist ideas” promoting the “super-national Brussels state and the open border policy”, and had switched tactics to campaign directly against “the rule of law” and the government in Hungary instead.
“What he is doing he is accusing the government on domestic policy issues like corruption or like these rule of law issues,” said Mr Orbán.
“He is not using a globalist idea against the government because it wouldn’t be popular. “
Mr Orbán insisted the constant claims of the Hungary’s drift to the far-right and a rising tide of antisemitic beliefs was “ridiculous.”
“There is an on-going Jewish renaissance in Budapest — I am so proud,” he said.
“Benjamin Netanyahu is saying that there is no antisemitism in Hungary. When the American ambassador, who is Jewish, (David Cornstein) is saying there is no antisemitism in Budapest I don’t have to prove anything.”
