Breakthrough in restitution of stolen property to descendants of Hungarian Jews A senior Israeli official said that the government is engaged in advanced negotiations with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to achieve justice for Holocaust victims by returning their property to Hungarian Holocaust survivors who are still alive. Mor Shpaier April 10, 2025
Behind Hungary’s turnaround, budding alliance with Israel Balázs Orbán, Hungary’s lead political adviser, told JNS that Budapest and Jerusalem are fighting back against globalist “neoliberal values” and countering with an “era of sovereignty.” Alex Traiman April 6, 2025
Netanyahu heads from Hungary to DC for talks with Trump The meeting is expected to focus on key issues, including the effort to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas, the completion of Israel’s military objectives in Gaza and the implications of the newly imposed U.S. tariff regime on Israeli exports. Joshua Marks April 6, 2025
Netanyahu, Orbán and the battle for a new international legitimacy By placing the only democratically elected leader in the Middle East on the same level as Yahya Sinwar, the mass-murdering head of Hamas, the ICC has exposed its own moral and procedural collapse. Fiamma Nirenstein April 6, 2025
Netanyahu to meet Trump in White House, discuss tariffs The meeting comes amid an IDF offensive in the Gaza Strip and growing concerns about Iran’s nuclear project. JNS Staff April 5, 2025
U-turn: Brussels won’t arrest Netanyahu, Belgian PM says Nor would any other E.U. member do so, assesses Bart De Wever, whose country's previous government joined South Africa's anti-Israel genocide lawsuit. Canaan Lidor April 4, 2025
Netanyahu, Orbán and Trump defy ICC, and a morally bankrupt global order With the re-election of Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán’s withdrawal from the ICC, Netanyahu is proving that Israel can win its just war on the physical battlefield and on the diplomatic one as well. Alex Traiman April 3, 2025
Hungary expected to announce embassy move to Jerusalem, withdraw from international court The diplomatic moves would serve to strengthen the alliance between Hungary, Israel and the United States at a time of fractious divisions over foreign policy within the European Union. Etgar Lefkovits April 2, 2025
Netanyahu to meet Hungarian premier in Budapest The visit, which comes at Orban’s invitation, follows the Hungarian leader's rejection of last year's ICC decision to seek Netanyahu’s arrest for alleged war crimes. Etgar Lefkovits March 30, 2025
