Austria's Sebastian Kurz's fall is a blow for Israeli influence
That’s one reason Binyamin Netanyahu is on trial today. It’s the main reason one of Bibi’s leading European allies was toppled last week in a scandal with eerie similarities to Bibi’s Case 4000.
Sebastian Kurz stepped down as Austria’s chancellor to avoid certain defeat in a no-confidence vote, following allegations that officials in Kurz’s People’s Party misused taxpayer funds to produce public opinion polls favorable to the party. Kurz denies any wrongdoing and expects to keep his post as party leader while he works to clear his name.
“What hastened Kurz’s fall was the pressure from the Greens [his coalition partner] and the fact that Austria’s reputation had to be saved on the European scene, as this was the second corruption scandal involving a top cabinet member and party leader,” says Jean-Yves Camus, a leading expert on European right-wing political parties and a longstanding Mishpacha commentator.
Kurz’s sudden resignation is a big blow to Israel’s interests in Europe.
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