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Israeli Embassy In Hungary Condemns Szentgotthárd Mayor’s Remarks On Paris Attacks
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Israeli embassy has condemned remarks by the mayor of Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, claiming that Israel was behind the recent Paris terrorist attacks. Gábor Huszár’s remarks “have repeatedly shown that there are still people who have not learnt from history and continue to promote conspiracy theories and negative views about the Jewish state, Israel, and the Jews,” the embassy said.
Budapest Court Sentences Man For Insulting Israeli Consul
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has sentenced a man who insulted the Israeli consul and his son to two years of probation in a final ruling, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. In the incident, the 63-year-old man, who was drunk, stopped the victims in a street in central Budapest in April, and hurled anti-Semitic insults at them, Tibor Ibolya said. The man also shouted “too bad I do not have a Kalashnikov to ...
Israel Recognises Hungarians Helping Jews During Holocaust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, and Israeli ambassador to Hungary Ilan Mor handed over Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations honours to Hungarians helping Jews during WWII, at a ceremony in Budapest. In his address at the ceremony, Pintér voiced the Hungarian state’s commitment to protecting each of its citizens from “murderous intent, external enemy or internal treason”.
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Mazel Tov, Budapest’s First Israeli-Style “Ruin Restaurant”
- 24 Sep 2015 12:35 PM
- food & drink
“Because we pay attention to each other here, because the Gypsy musician plays to the Jewish dancer, the Israeli chef composes the dish to the pictures of an Arab painter and the Japanese tourist puts the camera down for the sake of a shot of good kosher plum brandy. Here, culture and tolerance meet and become one within yourself, myself, ourselves…”
Justice Minister: "Govt Welcomes Renaissance Of Jewish Life In Hungary"
- 4 Sep 2015 9:26 AM
- community & culture
There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
13 Budapest Delicatessens With Specialties From Near & Far
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: Budapest’s increasingly sophisticated gastronomical scene can provide every ingredient necessary for world-spanning culinary cravings, whether you desire Italian olive oil, Russian caviar, English tea, Indian curry, Chinese noodles, or a Turkish dessert – and naturally, the delicatessens of the Magyar metropolis ...
Anti-Hungarian Activities Observed In Some Neighbouring Countries
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We may observe expressly anti-Hungarian activities in quite a few neighbouring countries, and the Bureau of Intelligence must take action to combat these, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said before the National Security Committee of Parliament at his annual hearing held on Tuesday.
Israeli Embassy In Hungary Condemns Szentgotthárd Mayor’s Remarks On Paris Attacks
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Israeli embassy has condemned remarks by the mayor of Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, claiming that Israel was behind the recent Paris terrorist attacks. Gábor Huszár’s remarks “have repeatedly shown that there are still people who have not learnt from history and continue to promote conspiracy theories and negative views about the Jewish state, Israel, and the Jews,” the embassy said.
Budapest Court Sentences Man For Insulting Israeli Consul
- 23 Nov 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has sentenced a man who insulted the Israeli consul and his son to two years of probation in a final ruling, the Budapest chief prosecutor said. In the incident, the 63-year-old man, who was drunk, stopped the victims in a street in central Budapest in April, and hurled anti-Semitic insults at them, Tibor Ibolya said. The man also shouted “too bad I do not have a Kalashnikov to ...
Israel Recognises Hungarians Helping Jews During Holocaust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, and Israeli ambassador to Hungary Ilan Mor handed over Israel’s Righteous Among the Nations honours to Hungarians helping Jews during WWII, at a ceremony in Budapest. In his address at the ceremony, Pintér voiced the Hungarian state’s commitment to protecting each of its citizens from “murderous intent, external enemy or internal treason”.
Former State Official Sentenced To Years For Sukoro Graft In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
A court sentenced Miklós Tátrai, former head of the state asset management company (MNV), to four years in prison for causing damages to the state in connection with a planned casino investment near the village of Sukoró, next to Lake Velence, in central Hungary. The secondary defendant, Zsolt Császy, a former MNV sales executive, was charged as an accomplice in document fraud and given a ...
Mazel Tov, Budapest’s First Israeli-Style “Ruin Restaurant”
- 24 Sep 2015 12:35 PM
- food & drink
“Because we pay attention to each other here, because the Gypsy musician plays to the Jewish dancer, the Israeli chef composes the dish to the pictures of an Arab painter and the Japanese tourist puts the camera down for the sake of a shot of good kosher plum brandy. Here, culture and tolerance meet and become one within yourself, myself, ourselves…”
Justice Minister: "Govt Welcomes Renaissance Of Jewish Life In Hungary"
- 4 Sep 2015 9:26 AM
- community & culture
There is no excuse for discrimination and persecution; to repeat this over and over again is not some sort of mania or an act of self-scolding but merely the act of facing up to our responsibility, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said on 2 September 2015 in Szeged at the opening ceremony of the 9th Szeged Autumn Jewish Cultural Festival which was also attended by Mór Ilan, Israel’s ...
Jewish Cultural Festival In Budapest Approaching
- 27 Aug 2015 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s annual Jewish Cultural Festival will begin on Sunday and run for a week with concerts, theatre performances and film screenings. The biggest concerts will be held at the Great synagogue on Dohány utca, while theatre productions, concerts and film screenings will take place at the Goldmark Hall and the Rumbach utca synagogue.
13 Budapest Delicatessens With Specialties From Near & Far
- 29 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By We Love Budapest: Budapest’s increasingly sophisticated gastronomical scene can provide every ingredient necessary for world-spanning culinary cravings, whether you desire Italian olive oil, Russian caviar, English tea, Indian curry, Chinese noodles, or a Turkish dessert – and naturally, the delicatessens of the Magyar metropolis ...
Anti-Hungarian Activities Observed In Some Neighbouring Countries
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We may observe expressly anti-Hungarian activities in quite a few neighbouring countries, and the Bureau of Intelligence must take action to combat these, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said before the National Security Committee of Parliament at his annual hearing held on Tuesday.