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Hungary: Antisemitism as a cultural code

How can Jews feel safer in Hungary than in much of Western Europe while simultaneously believing antisemitism remains deeply embedded in society?

SHOES ON THE DANUBE BANK Holocaust Memorial.
Arkia aircraft Airbus a321neo LR arrives for a welcome ceremony after his landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on November 13, 2018.

Israeli Arkia passenger flight loses contact over Hungary, NATO scrambles fighter jets

Changing the guard at Budapest Castle

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Paris St Germain's Ousmane Dembele celebrates scoring their first goal.

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Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather drafted a Nazi-era antisemitic law, is writing a novel on fascism

Bestselling author Rebecca Makkai, whose grandfather wrote WWII-era laws that Jews from public spaces, will be writing a book on fascism.

 Selection of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz-II-Birkenau in German-occupied Poland, May/June 1944, during the final phase of the Holocaust. Jews were sent either to work or to the gas chamber.

Hungary's EU minister to 'Post': 'If we lose our Jewish communities, we lose our European identity'

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: Bóka warned that the threat to Jewish life in Europe, resulting from rising antisemitism in the Western countries of the EU is a threat to Europe.

 DURING THE last six months Hungarian Minister for EU Affairs János Bóka had the very delicate mission of managing the rotating Hungarian presidency of the EU. Here, Boka attends a panel discussion at the Budapest Balkans Forum 2024 meeting in Budapest in March.

US Supreme Court questions Holocaust restitution lawsuit against Hungary

Supreme Court justices signal skepticism about allowing Holocaust victims to pursue stolen property cases against Hungary in US courts.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court building on the first day of the court's new term in Washington, U.S. October 3, 2022.

Hungary's Orban snubs ICC arrest warrant with Netanyahu invite

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó also criticized the ICC’s warrant as “absurd.”

Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during joint statements at the Prime Minister’s Office.

PM Orban says he will invite Israeli PM Netanyahu to Hungary after ICC move

Orban said the ICC's arrest warrant was "wrong" and said the Israeli leader would be able to conduct negotiations in Hungary "in adequate safety".

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Hungary's controversial right-wing, anti-immigrant prime minister, Viktor Orban who is visiting Israel

Yacov Hadas-Handelsman: a diplomat’s view on Hungary’s support and misconception - interview

Israel’s ambassador to Hungary, Yacov Hadas-Handelsman, speaks with "The Post," tackling misconceptions about Hungary’s politics and its strong alliance with Israel.

 YACOV HADAS-HANDELSMAN, one of Israel’s top diplomats, has just retired after serving as ambassador to Hungary. Here, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) speaks with him in the stands prior to the UEFA Euro 2024 Group I qualification soccer match, Israel vs Switzerland.

Orbán blames immigration for rise in antisemitism, homophobia in EU speech

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's European Parliament speech linking immigration to rising violence and prejudice sparked protests and deep divisions among lawmakers.

 Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban gestures as he gives a speech at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France October 9, 2024.

Hungarian intelligence agency interviewed CEO linked to exploding Hezbollah pagers

Cristiana Barsony-Arcidiacono, 49, the Italian-Hungarian CEO and owner of BAC Consulting, told NBC News earlier this week that she did not make the pagers and said she was "just the intermediate."

(Illustrative) A pager device and a crowd in Lebanon near a site where Hezbollah members' pager devices were attacked.

Iran has decided to attack Israel, Foreign Minister Katz says

Iran’s message was delivered to Israel via Hungary's Foreign Minister who called Katz directly to relay the information.

 Israel Katz receives warning of an impending attack from Iran via Hungary's Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, August 5, 2024.

When the far-right rises in Europe, where is there room for Israel? - opinion

European countries will stay divided and Israel’s only chance of garnering enough support is through careful engagement on a bilateral level. 

 FRENCH FAR-RIGHT National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen (center) and its president, Jordan Bardella (right), arrive at a tribute to the 42 French citizens killed and all the victims of the Hamas assault on October 7, in the courtyard of the Hotel des Invalides in Paris, in February.