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Hungarian Jewish community extend olive branch to Magyar, including Orban allies

Magyar said on Sunday that he would aim for a "pragmatic relationship" with Israel, but would not provide a blanket block of the European Union's decisions regarding Israel.

Election winner Peter Magyar, leader of the opposition Tisza Party looks on, on the day of a meeting with Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok after the parliamentary election, at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, April 15, 2026.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts onstage as people applaud after the announcement of the partial results of parliamentary election in Budapest, Hungary, April 12, 2026.

Viktor Orban will always be the man who kept Hungary’s Jews safe - opinion

 (L to R): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu andHungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban (illustration).

Hungary: How politics and familiarity can make culture more open to Jews - interview

Rabbi Shmuel Raskin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Budapest becomes unexpected haven for Israelis as post–Oct. 7 migration surges


Haifa-born rock star Gene Simmons sued for sexual harassment

According to the lawsuit filed, Simmons turned standard interview questions into sexual innuendos, among other accusations.

Gene Simmons at the FIDF gala in Beverly Hills, Novermber 6, 2015

Hungary continues to target Soros unapologetically

“Yes, maybe he is a Jew, but we are criticizing what he is doing and what he represents.”

HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN Zoltan Kovacs at his office in Budapest on Wednesday

1945, Hungary

A still from the movie ‘1945’ showing the two Jewish protagonists at a railway station in rural Hungary

Hungarian Jewish leaders don't buy extreme right party's new 'moderate' face

Jobbik party looks set to become the second largest political force in the country, a grave concern for the Jewish community due to the party’s history of antisemitism.

 A member of Hungary's far-right Jobbik party, delivers a speech to hundreds of far-right supporters during a rally against the World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly in Budapest May 4, 2013.

George Soros accuses Hungarian government of 'anti-Muslim sentiment, antisemitism'

Soros, a Hungarian by birth, has been at odds with the ruling Fidesz party of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Hungarian government poster portraying financier George Soros and saying "Don't let George Soros have the last laugh" is seen at an underground stop in Budapest, Hungary July 11, 2017.

Taboo-breaking film depicts Hungary's grim welcome to Holocaust survivors

The award-winning, harrowing Hungarian movie "1945" shows the life of Hungarian survivors post-war in an environment that was not caring nor welcoming.

Hungarian Jews disembark from trains at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in the summer of 1944

A Hungarian way to get through the holidays

Hungarian chopped liver.

Hungarian Jews ‘let down’ by Budapest and Jerusalem in anti-Soros saga

Hungarian Jewish leader calls on Netanyahu so show "higher respect" for Diaspora.

Hungarian government poster portraying financier George Soros and saying "Don't let George Soros have the last laugh" is seen at an underground stop in Budapest, Hungary July 11, 2017.

Analysis: Why do the Hungarians and Netanyahu want each other?

A lot of elements are at stake in this crucial diplomatic visit, and it wasn't smooth sailing before PM Benjamin Netanyahu set off to Budapest.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah Netanyahu land in Budapest

Hungary, Israel seek closer ties as Orban campaign unnerves Jews

Benjamin Netanyahu's visit will be the first to Hungary by an Israeli prime minister since the fall of communism.

Netanyahu and Orban