​(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)

The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Benjamin Netanyahu, maintains, and will continue to maintain, direct contact with the elected Chancellor of Austria.
 
The Prime Minister has also instructed the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to carry out a professional review  regarding the manner in which Israel will conduct itself vis-à-vis the new government.
 
For the time being, Israel will maintain contact with the professional level of the government ministries in which Freedom Party ministers serve.
 
The State of Israel stresses its commitment to combat anti-Semitism and preserve the memory of the Holocaust.