Netanyahu received by military honor guard as he meets Hungary’s Orban in Budapest

By Lazar Berman

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3 April 2025, 11:41 am

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are greeted by a military honor guard on April 3, 2025 in Budapest, Hungary. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)

A military honor guard receives Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he meets his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban at the Buda Castle.

Mounted troops draped in green, gold, and red hold Hungarian and Israeli flags as they ride in on brown and white horses. A military band plays as Netanyahu and his wife Sara step out of their vehicle in the castle’s cobblestone courtyard.

Orban and Netanyahu review rows of troops, then stand in front of massive flags as the national anthems of the two countries are played.

Netanyahu and Orban speak at some length as the troops march out, then head to their bilateral meeting.