Posts Tagged: Hungary
Israel Refuses to Join US in Condemning Anti-LGBT Legislation in Hungary
i24 News - Israel refused to join the United States and 37 other Western countries in criticizing the legislative moves promoted by Hungarian Prime Minister...
The World Must Confront Hungary President Viktor Orbán’s Racist Ideals
The traditional summer camp of the Hungarian governing party FIDESZ in Băile Tușnad, has become a standard fixture on the political calendar in Hungary. Sadly,...
Hungarians Vote on Orban’s 12-Year Rule in Tight Ballot Overshadowed by Ukraine War
The odds are slightly in favor of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, one of Europe's longest-serving leaders, extending his 12-year rule in an election on Sunday,...
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...
Europe to Hold First Jewish LGBT+ Pride with Prayers and Debate
Europe will celebrate its first continent-wide Jewish LGBT+ Pride on Saturday against a backdrop of rising concern about antisemitism and homophobia in countries such as Hungary, Poland and...
First Jewish Military Rabbi Appointed to Germany’s Bundeswehr in 100 Years
The German Bundeswehr on Monday inaugurated into office the first military rabbi to the country’s army in 100 years. The newly appointed Jewish chaplain to the...
EU – Minus Hungary – Calls for Israeli-Palestinian Ceasefire
European Union foreign ministers called on Tuesday for a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and boosted humanitarian aid for Gaza, but...
‘Window of Hope’: Europe Prepares to Launch COVID-19 Vaccinations
Hungary stole a march on its fellow EU nations as it began vaccinating its people against COVID-19 on Saturday, a day ahead of rollouts in...
Opposition Calls on Hungary’s Orban to Fire Museum Head for Likening Soros to Hitler
A leading Hungarian opposition party joined calls on Sunday for Prime Minister Viktor Orban to fire the head of a state-funded museum for making extreme...
In Global War on Coronavirus, Some Fear Civil Rights Are Collateral Damage
In Armenia, journalists must by law include information from the government in their stories about COVID-19. In the Philippines, the president has told security forces...
A Middle Ground on Trump and Orbán at the White House
Despite the fact that the Trump administration has spent two years communicating its concerns with Hungary regarding academic freedom, antisemitism, and other illiberal positions of...
Hungarian Jews Examine Long-Lost Identity, and a JCC Is There to Help Them
JNS.org - Many Jews in Hungary are discovering their roots for the first time since the end of Communist rule in 1989, and the only...
Hungary: Zero Tolerance for Antisemitism?
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán repeatedly declares that in Hungary, there is zero tolerance for antisemitism. But recent opinion research among Jews in Hungary shows that...
Who Are Europe’s Most Important Politicians?
"Who is the most important European alive today?" I asked in early 2010. Dutch politician Geert Wilders was my answer, because "he is best placed to...
