Hungary

Budapest man confesses to illicit use of remains after bones, heart, and human face found in home

The man confessed to the illicit use of human remains, admitting that he was “particularly attracted to human body parts, from which he had prepared food for himself in various ways."

|BySHIR PERETS
Human remains found in home of 30-year-old Budapest man.
SHOES ON THE DANUBE BANK Holocaust Memorial.

Hungary: Antisemitism as a cultural code

How can Jews feel safer in Hungary than in much of Western Europe while simultaneously believing antisemitism remains deeply embedded in society?

|ByELDAD BECK
Arkia aircraft Airbus a321neo LR arrives for a welcome ceremony after his landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on November 13, 2018.

Israeli Arkia passenger flight loses contact over Hungary, NATO scrambles fighter jets

The Israeli aircraft was safely escorted through Hungarian airspace by the NATO jets before continuing toward Austria.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Changing the guard at Budapest Castle

Budapest uncovered: Castle caves and thermal spas

Budapest: from sprawling green parks filled with architectural wonders to underground caves that tell the story of centuries past

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Trump: Netanyahu may visit US next week

Trump said that he spoke with Netanyahu, adding that Netanyahu may visit the US next week.

APRIL 3, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, REUTERS
US President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, DC.

Hungary withdraws from 'politicized' ICC during Netanyahu visit

Gulyás said that the government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday.

APRIL 3, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Mrs. Sara Netanyahu were recently received by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his wife with an honor guard at a welcoming ceremony in Budapest.

Netanyahu to meet Viktor Orban in Hungary, amid fears of ICC arrest

Hungary emphasized that Netanyahu would not be arrested during his visit despite the International Criminal Court's existing arrest warrant against him.

APRIL 2, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN
Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during joint statements at the Prime Minister’s Office.

Israel's Netanyahu heads to Hungary, defying ICC arrest warrant

Netanyahu is due to meet Orban ahead of a press conference at around 1000 GMT.

APRIL 2, 2025ByREUTERS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Hungary's controversial right-wing, anti-immigrant prime minister, Viktor Orban who is visiting Israel

Why the academy matters: Combatting antisemitism on university campuses

The effort to create scholarship on antisemitism within the academy today is essential for the continued flourishing of Jewish communities.

MARCH 29, 2025ByDAVID BARAK-GORODETSKY, JACOB DALLAL
JAPAN’S EMPRESS Masako leaves the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford after receiving an honorary degree, accompanied by Emperor Naruhito and academics, last year. The jargon used against Israel today was created in British universities, the writers inform.

Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit Hungary before Easter -Hungary PM Orban's chief of staff

Orban said he would guarantee that Netanyahu's recent ICC arrest warrant would "not be observed."

MARCH 13, 2025ByREUTERS
Prime Minister Viktor Orban shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during joint statements at the Prime Minister’s Office.

'Budapest is ours': Annual neo-Nazi holiday celebration commences in Hungary

Thousands of individuals—many of whom wore far-right insignia and Nazi uniforms—participated in a 'memorial hike' from Buda Castle.

MARCH 2, 2025ByYUVAL LEVY
European far-right groups gather in Budapest each year for the so-called "Day of Honour" to mark a failed attempt by Nazi and Hungarian troops in 1945 to break out of the city during the Soviet army's siege.

240 Hungarian schools evacuate over bomb threat, including Jewish school

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has announced heightened security measures and ongoing investigations following the series of bomb threats that disrupted schools across Hungary.

JANUARY 23, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A traffic warden and a police officer stand in front of an empty school in Budapest on January 23, 2025 following bomb threats. Schools across Hungary received bomb threats on January 23, 2025.

Hungary's Orban: Donald Trump will set off new right-wing surge in Europe

The nationalist premier, a long-time Trump supporter, envisages a "golden era" for relations between the US and EU member state Hungary under Trump's presidency.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Trump meets with Hungary's Prime Minister Orban at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2019

Raoul Wallenberg Day: Remembering the hero who saved 100,000 Jews – opinion

Remembering Raoul Wallenberg, a hero who risked it all to save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust.

JANUARY 17, 2025ByIRWIN COTLER
Raoul Wallenberg