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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and members of his FIDESZ party celebrate from the podium on the bank of the Danube River after winning the parliamentary election on April 8, 2018 in Budapest. (AFP PHOTO/ATTILA KISBENEDEK)
April 9, 2018, 2:10 am
Hungary’s Orban claims victory as nationalist party takes sweeping poll lead
Firebrand PM set for third term with renewed mandate for his hardline anti-immigration policies and rejection of the EU's refugee resettlement program
By Peter Murphy and Jastinder KHERA
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his speech during the last campaign event of his Fidesz party in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, on April 6, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA)
April 8, 2018, 5:52 am
Hungarians vote Sunday in keenly watched poll
Polls have consistently put PM Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party 20 or more points clear of far-right Jobbik
By Jastinder KHERA
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki talks to the press during his visit on January 2, 2018, to the Ulma Family Museum, which documents the fate of the Polish Ulma family, killed in March 1944 by Nazi Germans for rescuing Jews during the Holocaust, in the village of Markowa, southeastern Poland. (AFP/Janek Skarzynski)
February 11, 2018, 5:16 pm
Polish PM tells his people to avoid anti-Semitic remarks
Morawiecki's comments come after Israel points out uptick in slurs against Jews since Holocaust bill was raised
By AFP and TOI staff
Education Minister Naftali Bennett (2nd-L), Rabbi Meir Lau (2nd-R) and IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot (R) take part in the March of the Living at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp site in Poland on April 24, 2017. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
February 5, 2018, 9:54 pm
Poland cancels visit by Bennett, who vowed to ‘tell the truth’ about Holocaust
Education minister says he's 'honored' to be snubbed after he 'mentioned the crimes' of Poles, contravening new legislation
By Alexander Fulbright
Poland's most powerful politician Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of the ruling party, speaks to denounce anti-Semitism and praise Israel at a ceremony honoring Poles who protected Jews during the Holocaust, in Warsaw, Poland, September 18, 2017.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
February 4, 2018, 12:24 am
Poland’s top politician says Holocaust bill ‘misunderstood’
Jaroslaw Kaczynski claims Poland has never denied that individual Poles carried out atrocities, but says the bill is not about that
By AP and TOI staff
Demonstrators burn flares and wave Polish flags during the annual march to commemorate Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw on November 11, 2017. (AFP/Janke )
November 21, 2017, 4:18 pm
Polish Jews sound alarm over racism in meeting with ruling party leader
But Law and Justice Party's Jaroslaw Kaczynski denies Jewish delegation claim that they discussed 'growing intolerance'
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party Jaroslaw Kaczynski gives a speech denouncing anti-Semitism and praising Israel at a ceremony honoring Poles who protected Jews during the Holocaust, in Warsaw, Poland, September 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
September 18, 2017, 9:52 pm
Polish nationalist party head denounces anti-Semitism, praises Israel
At event honoring Poles who saved Jews during WWII, Jaroslaw Kaczynski calls Jewish state an 'outpost of our civilization' in Mideast
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, speaks during a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, August 31, 2017. (AFP/Peter Kohalmi)
September 4, 2017, 6:14 pm
Poland seeks ‘serious talks’ with Germany on WWII payout
Right-wing government says country is owed reparations, with interior minister estimating a claim of $1 trillion
By AFP
In this file photo dated Tuesday June 26, 2007, Russia's Moshe Kantor, the newly elected president of the European Jewish Congress attends a media conference in Brussels. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, FILE)
September 2, 2017, 7:46 am
European Jewish Congress sees rising anti-Semitism in Poland
Brussels-based group expresses 'grave concerns' over 'deteriorating relationship between government and Jewish community'
By Vanessa Gera
In this Friday, April 7, 2017 file photo, Poland's Prime Minister Beata Szydlo delivers a speech to parliament in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
August 30, 2017, 9:23 pm
Poland calls for WWII reparations amid strains with Germany, EU
PM says 'Poland is only asking for justice' amid criticism of her government's stance toward the rule of law
By Vanessa Gera
From left: Rabbi Shalom Stembler, head of Chabad Poland; Polish actor and director Artur Hofman; Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of Poland's Law and Justice party; Jonny Daniels, head of From the Depths; and Rabbi Eliezer Gurary, head of Chabad Krakow, following their meeting in Warsaw, August 16, 2017. (Courtesy of From the Depths/via JTA)
August 22, 2017, 3:46 am
Polish Jewish feud intensifies as one leader calls others ‘court Jews’
B'nai B'rith president slams community leaders for meeting Law and Justice Party founder amid criticism over response to rising anti-Semitism
By JTA
From left: Rabbi Shalom Stembler, head of Chabad Poland; Polish actor and director Artur Hofman; Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of Poland's Law and Justice party; Jonny Daniels, head of From the Depths; and Rabbi Eliezer Gurary, head of Chabad Krakow, following their meeting in Warsaw, August 16, 2017. (Courtesy of From the Depths/via JTA)
August 19, 2017, 3:47 pm
Polish Jewish leadership spars over whether country is seeing rise in anti-Semitism
While some claim heightened threats, leader of Polish Jewish umbrella organization dismisses them as a political play
By Cnaan Liphshiz
In this Jan. 25, 2017 file photo, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, center, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice party, speaks with lawmakers in parliament in Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
August 10, 2017, 7:08 pm
Polish Jews ask ruling party to denounce rising anti-Semitism
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Law and Justice party, has not responded to request sent in letter a week earlier
By AP
File: This picture taken on May 24, 2015 in Warsaw shows Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Polish Law and Justice (PiS) right wing opposition party and twin brother of late president Lech Kaczynski arriving to cast his vote during the second round of the presidential elections. (Wojtek Radwanski/AFP)
July 28, 2017, 7:29 pm
Polish ruling party head in German war jibe
Jaroslaw Kaczynski says Germany has 'rejected' its WWII responsibilities
By AFP
Anti-government protesters raise candles and placards reading 'Constitution,' as they gather in front of the Supreme Court in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, July 22, 2017 (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
July 23, 2017, 2:44 am
Protesters across Poland warn of impending dictatorship
As government moves to take control of the supreme court, former president Walesa urges Poles to fight for democracy
By Agencies
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