Ten years ago it was unimaginable that Hungarian left-wing opposition parties would support a joint candidate who had previously made anti-Semitic remarks. Now this is happening at an important by-election. They support a politician of the Jobbik party, which considers itself centre right but used to be called extreme right in the Western press.
Hungary’s former consul general in New York, Ferenc Kumin reacted to the stabbing attack in Monsey on his Facebook page. Continue reading “Diplomat: Monsey attack “unimaginable” in Hungary”
Commemorations were held in Budapest on Sunday, to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in 1945. Continue reading “Hungary marks Holocaust Remembrance Day”
Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in a letter to Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, expressed his “surprise” that the WJC leader had asked him “to limit freedom of speech and the freedom of the press” by calling on him to condemn an image that recently appeared on the cover of business weekly Figyelo, which Lauder had called anti-Semitic. Continue reading “Orban to Lauder: ‘You’re asking me to limit press freedom’”
Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has sent a letter of “solidarity and support” to his US counterpart over a shooting on Saturday that claimed eleven lives in a Pittsburgh synagogue. Continue reading ““Zero tolerance against anti-Semitism in Hungary””
David B. Cornstein, the United States’ ambassador to Hungary, said he has not experienced any infringement on freedom rights in Hungary and should the case be the opposite, he would certainly speak out against that, in an interview published by Jewish political and cultural magazine Szombat (Shabbat) on Thursday. Continue reading “US ambassador sees no violation of freedom rights in Hungary”
In Jerusalem on Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that he has the same views as the PM of Israel with regard to several 21st-century issues, including security, combatting terrorism, the defence of borders and the problem of modern-day anti-Semitism. Continue reading “Orban meets Netanyahu”
French President Emmanuel Macron replaced his ambassador to Hungary, who – only days before the official announcement – supported Viktor Orban. Continue reading “Macron replaces ambassador after he stood up for Orban”
Government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs on Wednesday protested the use of “the anti-Semitism card” in a letter to the editor of The Globe and Mail in response to an op-ed published in the paper last week suggesting that non-Christian minorities were at risk in Hungary. A letter by Kovacs was also published by Bloomberg. Continue reading “Kovacs strikes back at intl media”
Hungary is committed to protecting the Judeo-Christian heritage of Europe and proud of the Jewish community living in the country, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday. Continue reading “Szijjarto: Hungary committed to protecting Judeo-Christian heritage of Europe”
