Posts Tagged: Hungary antisemitism
Israeli Embassy in Hungary Condemns Installation of Bust of WW II Dictator Horthy in Parliament Building
The Israeli Embassy in Hungary has strongly condemned the proposed installation in the country's parliament building of a bust of the wartime pro-Nazi dictator, Adm....
The Case of Hungary: Antisemitism Without Violence
JNS.org - Is it possible for a country to be the locus of widespread antipathy towards Jews while simultaneously maintaining relatively low levels of antisemitic...
Despite Small Number of Hate Crimes Targeting Jews, Antisemitic Sentiment Remains Widespread in Hungary, New Report Concludes
Despite recording low numbers of hate crimes against Jews compared with other countries in Europe, antisemitic sentiment remains widespread in Hungary, according to a new...
Hungary Summons German Ambassador Over EU Minister’s Antisemitism Criticism
Hungary's Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador to a Monday meeting to explain remarks by his country's European Union minister in which he accused...
Hungarian Far-Right Mob Vandalizes Jewish Community Center in Budapest During Protest
Hungarian neo-fascists vandalized a Jewish community center in Budapest on Wednesday during a nationalist march in the center of the capital to commemorate the 1956 uprising...
Hungarian Jewish Group That Detects Antisemitic Activity to Form Security Service
JNS.org - A Hungarian Jewish group that detects and fights antisemitism announced on Wednesday that it was creating a security service to monitor Budapest’s historic Jewish...
Hungary’s Orban Tells Israel That Jews in His Country Can Feel Safe
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a nationalist whose policies have raised concerns among Jews in his country, said on a visit to Israel on Thursday...
Hungary Condemns Rising Antisemitism Within Halls of UN Human Rights Council
JNS.org - Hungary condemned the growing threat of antisemitism during the UN Human Rights Council’s 38th session in Geneva on Monday. “Jewish communities are enduring growing threat...
Anti-Semitism in Europe Rises, Reports Show
The U.S. State Department issued a report on human rights showing a rise in anti-Semitism in many European countries, particularly in Hungary and the Ukraine. "Through...
Israeli Lawmakers Visit Hungary to Discuss Antisemitism
A delegation of leading parliamentarians from Israel and Europe traveled to Budapest over the weekend, where they voiced their concern at the growing level...
Exclusive: Hungary Rabbi Outright Rejects Debate Challenge from Neo-Nazi Apologist Party Jobbik
In an interview with The Algemeiner, Rabbi Shlomo Koves, the Hungarian Chabad Rabbi who was challenged to a debate this week by Gabor Vona, leader of...
