Hungary
He discusses what it means for Hungarian Jewry and relations with Israel.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the reopening, which was accomplished with state funding amid a rapprochement with the Jewish group that owns the facility.
JNS sat down with János Bóka, Hungary’s minister for European affairs and its prime ministerial envoy to combat antisemitism, to talk about where Europe has gone wrong on Israel and Jews.
Participants at the first World Jewish-Zionist Youth Congress draft a charter and elect a council to connect young Jewish leaders worldwide.
“Jews, the Abrahamic faith, Moses and all—these are the roots. We are just branches. And that’s why there is a spiritual brotherhood between Jews and Christians.”
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch addresses the International Pro-Israel Summit in Budapest, thanking Hungary for its “zero tolerance toward antisemitism.”
Benjamin Landa, who operates nursing homes and has donated widely to Jewish causes, has been actively pursuing the role.
“The terrorists this morning came from P.A. territories. The establishment of such a terror state would have one goal—the elimination of the State of Israel,” Sa’ar said at the start of a diplomatic visit to Hungary and Croatia.
The Samaria leader’s visit to Hungary also sought to bolster opposition to possible E.U. sanctions against the Jewish state.
Ben-Gurion Airport sees busiest day since Oct. 7, 2023.
Hungary announced that it would begin withdrawing from International Criminal Court jurisdiction while the Israeli prime minister was in Budapest.
A government spokesman said that the decision to bar the group was due to its “antisemitic hate speech and open praise for Hamas and Hezbollah.”
