Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch opposition, on Monday. Katz said Israel values its true friends, and Wilders replied that he stands with Israel and Judea and Samaria without reservation, according to Channel 12.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met Monday with Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch opposition, according to a Channel 12 report. Katz told Wilders, "Israel values its true friends," and Wilders replied, "I will stand by you and by Judea and Samaria without reservation."
Wilders, who leads the right-wing Party for Freedom (PVV), is currently in Israel. As The Zioneer reported on Saturday, he posted a photo from the Western Wall in Jerusalem, writing that he is proud to be a friend of Israel and that he visits in times of peace and war. The meeting with Katz underscores Wilders' longstanding solidarity with the Israeli right.
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