OK, so can we apply some logic here? At issue is a poster campaign supported by Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, that has targeted Mr. Soros for his support of services for refugees and immigrants. I have a very poor opinion of Orban's anti-refugee policies, and I get the impression that I would consider Soros to be an honorable person. The poster campaign, which has also attracted explicitly anti-Semitic graffiti, "evokes sad memories but also sows hatred and fear," said the ambassador, referencing the fate of Hungarian Jews in the Holocaust. Hungary has a long history of anti-Semitism, so one would expect anti-Semitic graffiti to appear in Hungary. Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, raised the stakes in this feud last week when his foreign ministry issued a statement that, in effect, backed a Hungarian government propaganda effort against Mr. Soros and joined its denunciation of him. I also have a low opinion of Mr. Netanyahu. What can we conclude from all this? That Netanayahu and Orban have political differences with Soros. To conclude more, would be silly. -Joe Offer-
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