Viktor Orban

Trump praises Orban as ‘tough’ defender of Christians

Lawmakers from both parties had called on the president to denounce what they see as Orban’s anti-Semitic and anti-Democratic tendencies.

Jewish Democratic lawmakers to Trump: Cancel Orban meeting

Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have warm relations with Orban, whom they see as friendly to their own nationalist outlooks.

In Hungary and Poland, Jews accuse their own communal leaders of playing the anti-Semitism card to avoid scrutiny

Complaining about discrimination “is standard practice for Jewish community institutions” seeking to discredit embarrassing disclosures, one critic said.

Global

There’s a new ‘new anti-Semitism’ in Western Europe, and it feels eerily familiar

Marie van der Zyl, the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, attending an interfaith event in London on June 13, 2018. Courtesy of the Board of Deputies of British Jews

Global

British Jewish leader’s talk with Hungarian official on anti-Semitism deteriorates into an email clash

Global

A magazine claims Netanyahu associates spearheaded an anti-Soros campaign. But its evidence is weak.

Global

Trump administration sends mixed signals on closing of Hungarian university founded by George Soros

Global

Hungary pledges $3.4 million to fight anti-Semitism in Europe

Global

Anti-Semitic incidents drop sharply in Poland and Hungary, watchdogs say

Culture

An Israeli diplomat praised Hungary for fighting anti-Semitism. Was he being cynical?

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