Pro-government site takes up Israel’s defence
Tuesday, May 18th, 2021A conservative commentator accuses the mainstream international media of being biased against Israel in reports about the ongoing armed conflict with Hamas. READ MORE
Hungary vetoes EU condemnation of US policy on Israel
Saturday, November 23rd, 2019A neoconservative pundit welcomes Hungary’s preliminary veto of an EU declaration condemning a recent statement by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which recognised the Jewish settlements in the West Bank as legal. READ MORE
A liberal take on the Left’s alleged anti-Semitism
Friday, January 25th, 2019A liberal commentator thinks that the Hungarian government is accusing the Left of anti-Semitism for purely strategic purposes. He also claims that, in the meantime, the government side relies on anti-Semitic tropes. READ MORE
Hungary sides with US on moving embassy to Jerusalem
Wednesday, May 16th, 2018Although Hungary (along with the Czech Republic and Romania) vetoed an EU statement condemning the relocation of the US embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, a pro-government columnist warns that President Trump’s move may be responsible for more violence in the region. A left-wing commentator finds it unwise for the Hungarian government to have sided the US rather than the EU. READ MORE
Hungary nearer to Israel than core EU countries, says Jewish leader
Friday, May 11th, 2018The Chairman of the main religious organisation of the Jewish religious community writes that Hungarian Jewry could play a mediating role in relations between Israel and Europe. READ MORE
A right-wing take on Hungarian-Israeli ties
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017On the day after Hungary abstained from the UN General Assembly vote on the resolution condemning the recognition by the US of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a pro-government author points out that both governments jealously protect their national interests. READ MORE
Israel supplied material for the Soros campaign
Friday, December 22nd, 2017A left-wing columnist lambasts Israel for supporting the right-wing Hungarian government in its effort to delegitimise George Soros and the NGOs sponsored by him. READ MORE
Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Hungary
Wednesday, July 19th, 2017The Israeli Prime Minister is criticised by a left-wing pundit, while his visit is interpreted by a right-wing commentator as convincing proof that the accusations of anti-Semitism levelled against the Hungarian government from time to time are groundless. READ MORE
Netanyahu withdraws protest against anti-Soros poster campaign
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017Commentators sharply disagree about whether the government’s anti-immigration ad and billboard campaign depicting George Soros is anti-Semitic or not. READ MORE
Exodus route deleted from school map
Saturday, July 23rd, 2016A conservative pundit pokes fun at the authorities who wiped Moses’ route to the Promised Land from school maps in order not to offend either Jewish or Palestinian Arab sensitivities. READ MORE