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World leaders show caution on Trump's broader 'Board of Peace' amid fears for UN

Trump has also invited India to be a part of the BoP, Asian News International (ANI) reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the details. 

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The United Nations flag over the Jerusalem offices of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees.
TEV Chairman Kalman Szalal

How one NGO is using AI to change how antisemitism is monitored

Created in 2012 in a collaboration between Hungarian Jewish communities and civil society groups, the Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) began operation in 2013.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
People attend the first anniversary commemoration paying tribute to victims of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, at the Great Synagogue in Brussels, on October 7, 2024.

Hungary changed from antisemitic to center for Jewish life, senior rabbi tells 'Post' - interview

With greater access to Kosher food, more Mikvahs, more synagogues, and less antisemitism, Jewish life has improved greatly in just five years, but Jewish leaders warn about complacency.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Rabbi Tamas Vero plays the Jewish shofar during the annual "March of the Living" to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, in Budapest, Hungary, May 5, 2024

Hungarian textbooks portray Jews positively, contain unbiased coverage of Holocaust - IMPACT-se

IMPACT-se released new research that found that Hungarian school textbooks include informative depictions of Judaism and empathetic, deep coverage of the Holocaust.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

'The Hungarian hostage': Wife blasts Netanyahu for forgetting hostage's name

Netanyahu referenced “the Hungarian hostage” after his state visit to Budapest, prompting backlash for ignoring a second captive still held in Gaza.

APRIL 6, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lishay Miran-Lavi (R) with her husband, Omri (L), and their two daughters.

Netanyahu heads to US, set for talks with Trump on tariffs, Gaza, hostages

The two will discuss issues including the hostage crisis, finishing the war in Gaza, and tariffs that were recently imposed by the Trump administration on Israel.

APRIL 6, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, leaves Hungary for the US on April 6, 2025.

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.