Unlike the frequent personal visits he has previously made to Israel, this time he has been officially invited by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported.
The 47-year-old leader of the Party for Freedom has been one of the most vocal supporters of the Israeli regime in Europe. He has been compared to the hard-line, anti-Palestinian Israeli foreign minister, something that Wilders has said he is proud of.
Wilders is expected to be greeted by huge protests, as many rights activists and Arab residents in Israel have described him as “the hate-monger from Holland.”
He was internationally denounced after he produced an anti-Islamic film, called 'Fitna'.
Germans and Britons have staged protest rallies against Wilder when he visited their countries for the screening of the Islamaphobic movie.
Fitna, which means ordeal, also drew strong criticism from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who called the 17-minute movie "offensively anti-Islamic."
In 2009, British officials refused the politician's entry into the county, denouncing him as a "genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat to one of the fundamental interests of society." The ban was, however, overturned in October after he appealed the decision.
The controversial politician has been on trial in his own country facing several charges that include inciting racial and religious hatred. He has also called for the banning of the holy Qur'an as well as outlawing construction of new mosques.
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