Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 531

Israel-Hungary relations

EMIH chief rabbi Shlomo Koves, center left, meets with Hungarian Education Minister Balazs Hanko, center right, in Budapest on February 10, 2025. (Courtesy)
February 18, 2025, 4:26 am
Hungary’s Education Ministry approves new university-level Jewish studies program
The EMIH-run Milton Friedman University in Budapest will offer undergraduate and graduate programs, with the MA track available online in English for international students
By ToI Staff
Passengers alight from a Ryanair flight at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, April 11, 2018. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
October 9, 2024, 11:44 pm
European aviation regulator lifts recommendation to avoid Israeli airspace
Transportation Minister Miri Regev claims credit for move; not yet clear if airlines will resume service to Israel amid escalating conflict in the region
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: In this August 3, 2014, photo, an armed Israeli drone circles over Gaza City. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
August 18, 2023, 6:59 pm
Hungary to produce combat drones in cooperation with Israel and Germany
Orban: ‘If I heard about a country that produces and develops military technology together with Germans and Israelis, I would think twice about messing with them’
By BELA SZANDELSZKY
Participants march during the 28th Budapest Pride parade in Budapest, Hungary, July 15, 2023. (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)
July 16, 2023, 5:32 pm
Israel refuses to sign joint statement slating Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ laws – report
Foreign Ministry official quoted saying Jerusalem seeking to avoid ‘attack’ on allied government; Lapid says coalition ‘taken hostage by extremist minority of fanatics’
By ToI Staff and AP
Gergely Gulyas, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary, interviewed in Jerusalem, June 14, 2023 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
June 16, 2023, 4:51 am
In Israel, top Orban aide says Russian aggression violates international law
Hungary’s Gergely Gulyas, minister in PM’s office, meets Netanyahu and Dermer, as rumors swirl of embassy move
By Lazar Berman
File: MK Karine Elharrar arrives for the opening session of the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 15, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
June 15, 2023, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing Jun 15: And the winners are… MK Karine Elharrar – and PM Netanyahu?
Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn on the stormy vote for the Judicial Selection Committee, and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman on a ‘mini-agreement’ with Iran
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 14, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 14, 2023, 1:16 pm
Daily Briefing June 14: Fateful voting day in Knesset for judicial picks
Knesset correspondent Tal Schneider discusses choosing MKs for Judicial Selection Committee; Diaspora affairs reporter Canaan Lidor looks at Lithuanian PM speech and Hong Kong eruv
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen (L) with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó in Budapest, May 31, 2023. (Israeli Embassy in Hungary)
June 1, 2023, 7:07 pm
Hungary denies it’s decided to move embassy to Jerusalem
After FM Eli Cohen says announcement coming in matter of weeks, Budapest — seemingly caught off-guard — tempers expectations
By Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrives at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 22, 2023, 10:50 pm
FM Cohen headed to Hungary next week, with Orban meeting in the works
Top diplomat to also visit Austria, Czech Republic, and Slovakia on Europe tour; Budapest has been called model for proposed judicial overhaul
By Lazar Berman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban hold a joint press conference at the Parliament building in Budapest, Hungary on July 18, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO)
May 8, 2023, 1:54 am
Envoy for Hungary’s Orban will reportedly visit Israel next week, meet Netanyahu
Top Budapest official would be first Hungarian figure to visit Israel since swearing-in of new hardline government, with Netanyahu and Orban long having close ties
By ToI Staff
Hasidic Jews pray near the gravesite of 'Wonder Rabbi' Yeshaya Steiner in Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, April 24, 2023. (Yaakov Schwartz/ Times of Israel)
May 7, 2023, 1:38 am
‘Wonder Rabbi’ pilgrimage brings feuds, fraud and huge potential for Hungary’s Jews
As some 150,000 Orthodox Jews flock annually to Yeshaya Steiner’s grave in Bodrogkeresztur, the village’s future is at risk even as Budapest seeks to become a top Jewish center
By Yaakov Schwartz
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) hold a Rubik's Cube at the Hungary-Israel Business Forum in Budapest, Hungary, on July 19, 2017. (Haim Zach/ GPO/ Flash90)
March 3, 2023, 9:14 am
In apparent gesture to Netanyahu, Orban to move Hungary’s embassy to Jerusalem
Foreign Ministry sources link decision by Budapest to Hungarian leader’s desire to help out PM amid controversy over plans to weaken judiciary, which have been likened to Hungary
By Shalom Yerushalmi
File: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holds a copy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's memoir on November 3, 2022. (Viktor Orban/Twitter)
January 20, 2023, 7:32 pm
Orban: Israel and Hungary have ‘great results’ in ‘building conservative community’
Right-wing Hungarian PM tweets prognosis after meeting with head of conservative Jewish organization’s Israel branch
By ToI Staff
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City during his visit to Israel on July 20, 2018. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)
April 10, 2022, 1:30 pm
Orban’s victory strengthens his ability to defy the EU, including on Israel
Hungary’s nationalist leader is accused of being a Putin ally and undermining democracy, but Hungarians want their interests served first
By Lazar Berman
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visits the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on July 20, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANA)
January 11, 2022, 12:44 pm
Bennett holds warm talk with Hungary’s Orban, who’s been panned by Israeli ministers
PM speaks for the first time with populist leader; meeting reportedly arranged with help from Foreign Minister Lapid, who previously accused Orban of running antisemitic campaign
By Michael Bachner
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.