The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jobbik-party/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:16:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jobbik party | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jobbik-party/ 32 32 Hungary’s most radical nationalist party since WWII just won 7 seats in parliament https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-most-radical-nationalist-party-since-wwii-just-won-7-seats-in-parliament/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 13:05:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2740460 The far-right Our Homeland Movement is now the country's third-largest party. Budapest chapter president Atilla Nagy speaks to ToI in a candid interview at the local headquarters

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]]> Vote for Orban or party with neo-Nazi record? Hungary’s Jews torn on Sunday election https://www.timesofisrael.com/vote-for-orban-or-party-with-neo-nazi-record-hungarys-jews-torn-on-sunday-election/ Sun, 03 Apr 2022 00:23:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2738065 Right-wing populist government is in tight race for power with alliance of opposition parties whose largest contingent comes from far-right Jobbik party

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]]> European leaders blast use of Israeli spyware to target activists, reporters https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-leaders-blast-use-of-israeli-spyware-to-target-activists-reporters/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:26:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2584628 After report on NSO sales, EU Commission head says free press is core value for bloc; Hungarian opposition demands probe into government's alleged use of the technology

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]]> Hungary’s Orban says Jewish group ignores anti-Semitism as left, far-right unite https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-orban-says-jewish-group-ignores-anti-semitism-as-left-far-right-unite/ Sat, 17 Oct 2020 07:34:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2409789 PM charges Mazsihisz not speaking out over candidate with history of making racist comments about Jews; group denies claim by Orban, himself accused of fomenting hatred

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]]> Great-grandfather of new leader of Hungary’s far-right Jobbik died in Auschwitz https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-far-right-jobbik-party-elects-leader-with-jewish-roots/ Sun, 26 Jan 2020 15:27:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2228297 Peter Jakab has said Jews generate anti-Semitism for financial gain; a practicing Catholic, his roots also include a Jewish grandmother

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]]> In Hungary, some left-wing Jews ready to work with party led by former neo-Nazi https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-hungary-some-left-wing-jews-ready-to-work-with-party-led-by-former-neo-nazi/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:56:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2129168 A common opposition to nine-year rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orban creates strange partnerships, including between Jewish groups and virulently anti-Semitic Jobbik party

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]]> Hungary politician resigns top positions over recording of anti-Semitic act https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungary-politician-resigns-top-positions-over-recording-of-anti-semitic-act/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:27:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1972821 Jobbik party member Istvan Szavay caught on tape admitting to verbally and physically assaulting a Jewish woman

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]]> Hungary’s Orban claims victory as nationalist party takes sweeping poll lead https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-orban-claims-victory-as-nationalist-party-takes-sweeping-poll-lead/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 23:10:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1825918 Firebrand PM set for third term with renewed mandate for his hardline anti-immigration policies and rejection of the EU's refugee resettlement program

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]]> Hungarians vote Sunday in keenly watched poll https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarians-to-vote-in-keenly-watched-poll/ Sun, 08 Apr 2018 02:52:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1825282 Polls have consistently put PM Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party 20 or more points clear of far-right Jobbik

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]]> Hungary’s Orban tipped for re-election, but upset not ruled out https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-orban-tipped-for-re-election-but-upset-not-ruled-out/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 10:55:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1825048 Central European nation goes to polls on Sunday in a campaign that has been dominated by warnings about mass immigration by Muslims and Africans

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]]> Jobbik leader says Jews should trust the radical Hungarian party’s ‘rebranding’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jobbik-leader-says-jews-should-trust-the-radical-hungarian-partys-rebranding/ Sat, 07 Apr 2018 06:19:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1824568 Márton Gyöngyösi, who himself once said Israel was 'running on a 'Nazi system,' insists ahead of Hungary's contentious elections that his party is no longer racist

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]]> Hungary’s Orban set for third term after rocky campaign https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-orban-set-for-third-term-after-rocky-campaign/ Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:53:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1823845 Nationalist leader steps up long-running attacks against US Jewish philanthropist George Soros, accusing him of encouraging illegal immigration

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]]> Hungary’s rebranded far-right Jobbik eyes Orban ouster https://www.timesofisrael.com/hungarys-rebranded-far-right-jobbik-eyes-orban-ouster/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 04:39:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1818302 For many, the movement's transformation from its racist roots into a 'people's party' has been suspiciously quick

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]]> Head of Hungary’s Jobbik renounces party’s anti-Semitic ways https://www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-hungarys-jobbik-renounces-partys-anti-semitic-ways/ Fri, 15 Dec 2017 20:51:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1751861 Gabor Vona says he wants to move his far-right party closer to the center, earlier anti-Semitsm 'impossible to imagine'

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]]> Black and white ‘1945’ shows Jews in post-war Hungary faced a rainbow of gray https://www.timesofisrael.com/black-and-white-1945-shows-jews-in-post-war-hungary-faced-a-rainbow-of-gray/ Wed, 01 Nov 2017 01:00:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1719499 Hungarian filmmakers Ferenc Török and Gábor Szántó say real-time feature is a 'palinka parable,' with anonymous archetypical characters in nod to American Westerns

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