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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 626

Peter Murphy

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray outside the tomb of late miracle rabbi Yeshaya Steiner, also known as Rebbe Shaya'le, at the Jewish cemetery in the village of Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, on April 23, 2023, during a pilgrimage of Hasidic Jews on the occasion of Rabbi Steiner's 98th death anniversary. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP)
April 25, 2023, 5:06 pm
Followers of ‘miracle rabbi’ transform sleepy Hungarian village
Arriving by bus, plane, and even helicopter, 50,000 predominantly male Hasidic Jews attend increasingly popular pilgrimage to grave of wonder-working Rabbi Shayele
By Peter Murphy
Ukrainian Jewish refugees are seen in a newly opened kosher camp on the southern shore of Lake Balaton in Balatonoszod, Hungary, on July 29, 2022. (Peter Kohalmi/AFP)
August 18, 2022, 12:02 pm
Observant Ukrainian Jewish refugees find peace at Hungarian resort complex
A Chabad-affiliated camp on the shores of Lake Balaton hosts 700 religious Jews; hundreds of others are on a waiting list
By Peter Murphy
Marton Gulyas, manager of online tv channel 'Partizan' poses for a photo at their studio in Budapest on March 30, 2022. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP)
April 3, 2022, 4:02 am
Hungary’s top YouTube political channel a go-to for Orban critics ahead of election
Partizan has become essential viewing for hundreds of thousands in country where few voices critical of government remain and media largely toes official line
By Peter Murphy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban reacts on stage during the closing campaign session of the FIDESZ party, in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on April 1, 2022.(Attila KISBENEDEK/AFP)
April 3, 2022, 3:48 am
Orban has edge going into Hungary election, but faces united opposition for 1st time
Incumbent uses final rally to drive home message that country should stay out of Ukraine war; challengers lament his ‘propaganda machinery’ that trounces their outreach efforts
By Peter Murphy and Géza Molnar
A Ukrainian child sleeps in a Hungarian-language boarding school in Berehove, western Ukraine, March 7, 2022. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP)
March 13, 2022, 3:12 pm
Displaced Ukrainians welcomed in town near Hungary border despite ‘ethnic dispute’
Hungarians in Berehove have long grumbled about being neglected by Kyiv, but the Russian invasion has brought Ukrainians and the minority community together
By Peter Murphy
A participant holds a placard showing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban holding a scarf in rainbow colors, in front of the parliament building in Budapest on June 14, 2021, during a demonstration against the Hungarian government's draft bill seeking to ban the "promotion" of homosexuality and sex changes. (Photo by GERGELY BESENYEI / AFP)
June 15, 2021, 6:13 pm
Hungary passes law banning ‘promotion’ of homosexuality to minors
Move by Orban, defended as protecting children, widely seen as further cracking down on LGBT rights in EU nation
By Peter Murphy
97-year-old Hungarian doctor Istvan Kormendi speaks on phone in his doctor's office at his home in Budapest on March 22, 2021. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP)
March 23, 2021, 11:55 pm
In Hungary, 97-year-old Holocaust survivor doctor still receiving patients
Istvan Kormendi continues to practice medicine at his home clinic under the state healthcare system
By Peter Murphy and Balazs WIZNER
Hungarian-Israeli retired Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast Agnes Keleti with copies of her biography in her apartment in Budapest on November 6, 2020. (ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP)
December 24, 2020, 4:40 pm
Holocaust survivor gymnast, the world’s oldest Olympic champion, to turn 100
One of the most decorated Jewish athletes of all time, Agnes Keleti jokes that her secret to long life is avoiding the mirror
By Peter Murphy and Balazs WIZNER
A Hungarian archaeologist, Ferenc Redo, examines a metal coin from a Holocaust victim's collection in the Balatoni Museum in the town of Keszthely, 200 kilometers west of Budapest, Hungary on May 22, 2019. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP)
July 21, 2019, 9:51 am
Buried treasure poses Holocaust puzzle for Hungarian museum
Present-day tenants of home owned by Jewish family before the Holocaust find jars containing 2,800 coins from as far back as the Roman Empire and as far away as India
By Peter Murphy
People visit the new 'House of Fates' Holocaust museum, housed in what was the former 'Jozsefvarosi' railway station in Budapest on January 21, 2019. (Ferenc Isza/AFP)
January 26, 2019, 11:50 am
New Holocaust museum in Budapest divides Hungarian Jews
Dispute over content to be displayed at ‘House of Fates’ coincides with accusations that PM Orban is playing a ‘double game’ with Hungary’s Jewish community
By Peter Murphy
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. Hungarians vote in elections on April 8, 2108 that polls suggest will give Prime Minister Viktor Orban athird consecutive term. ( AFP PHOTO / FERENC ISZA)
April 7, 2018, 1:55 pm
Hungary’s Orban tipped for re-election, but upset not ruled out
Central European nation goes to polls on Sunday in a campaign that has been dominated by warnings about mass immigration by Muslims and Africans
By Peter Murphy
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a speech in front of the building of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on March 15, 2018, during the official commemoration of the 170th anniversary of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution. (AFP PHOTO / Attila KISBENEDEK)
April 4, 2018, 5:53 pm
Hungary’s Orban set for third term after rocky campaign
Nationalist leader steps up long-running attacks against US Jewish philanthropist George Soros, accusing him of encouraging illegal immigration
By Peter Murphy
Jobbik party supporters burning an EU flag at a rally in Budapest in 2012. (screen capture/YouTube)
March 27, 2018, 7:39 am
Hungary’s rebranded far-right Jobbik eyes Orban ouster
For many, the movement’s transformation from its racist roots into a ‘people’s party’ has been suspiciously quick
By Peter Murphy
This poster featuring US billionaire George Soros in Szekesfehervar, Hungary, reads, 'We can't let Soros get the last laugh.' It was part of a government campaign, July 6, 2017. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP/Getty Images)
January 19, 2018, 11:40 am
Hungary plans ‘Stop Soros’ laws amid refugee row
Proposals include entry bans on foreigners and restraining orders stopping citizens from approaching border areas if deemed to be supporting refugees
By Peter Murphy
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