Thousands of Jewish athletes gather in Budapest as European Maccabi Games get under way
Budapest, Hungary – On Tuesday evening, Hungarian president János Áder officially opened the 15th European Maccabi Games in front of thousandsContinue Reading
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After Poland and Hungary, African swine fever virus diagnosed in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – According to a report by the Agriculture Ministry released on Thursday, the African swine fever virus (ASFV) hasContinue Reading
Members of Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra go missing in Slovakia
Bratislava, Slovakia – Four members of Zohra, Afghanistan’s first all-female orchestra, have gone missing in Slovakia. According to local reports,Continue Reading
Hungary: Human traffickers receive life sentence for death of 71 migrants
Budapest, Hungary – On Thursday, a Hungarian court of appeals in the southern city of Szeged sentenced four foreign migrantsContinue Reading
Polish fans applaud Israeli anthem at football game in “inspiring sporting spectacle”
Warsaw, Poland – Thousands of Polish football supporters attending Monday’s Euro qualifier in Warsaw between Poland and Israel applauded the Israeli anthemContinue Reading
Polish ambassador to Israel assaulted and spat on in Tel Aviv
Warsaw, Poland – A 65-year-old man spat on the Polish ambassador in Tel Aviv, Israel, Marek Magierowski on Tuesday whileContinue Reading
Finland snubs Hungary during U.N. Security Council meeting
Budapest, Hungary – Diplomacy is a tough, tough world, and can sometimes lead to odd and unexpected situations when exasperationContinue Reading
Czech international Josef Sural killed in Alanyaspor bus crash
Prague, Czech Republic – 28-year-old Czech international football player Josef Sural was killed in the crash of the minibus carryingContinue Reading
Jewish Congress outraged by Poland’s ‘anti-semitic’ Judas lynching ritual
Krakow, Poland – The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has expressed its outrage over a Polish town’s Good Friday ritual lynching of aContinue Reading
Polish diplomat named Righteous Among the Nations for his actions during World War II
Warsaw, Poland – On Tuesday, Yad Vashem, Israel’s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, declared Konstanty Rokicki, the Polish viceContinue Reading
Poland could ask Germany for over $900 billion in World War II reparations
Warsaw, Poland – Two lawmakers from Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) recently revived the contentious issue of WorldContinue Reading
Syrian man suspected of Islamic State beheadings detained in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian authorities have detained and questioned a Syrian man accused of taking part in beheadings in SyriaContinue Reading
Hungary opens diplomatic trade mission in Jerusalem
Budapest, Hungary – On Tuesday, Hungary opened a diplomatic trade mission to Israel in West Jerusalem, becoming the first EuropeanContinue Reading
Poland: Over 500 people still receive monthly pensions for Nazi era collaborators
Warsaw, Poland – Amateurs of historical oddities and cross-centuries absurdities will surely revel in this strange development regarding Nazi-era pensions.Continue Reading
Hungary and Slovakia to open diplomatic missions in Jerusalem
Budapest, Hungary – Following a summit with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the leaders of Hungary and Slovakia announced bothContinue Reading
Poland: Prime Minister cancels Israel trip over Netanyahu’s Holocaust remarks
Warsaw, Poland – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced he would not attend a summit in Israel this week followingContinue Reading
Poland and Israel briefly clash over Netanyahu’s Holocaust comments
Warsaw, Poland – A short-lived but emblematic diplomatic clash opposed Poland and Israel over the Holocaust remembrance and legacy. PolandContinue Reading
Czech Republic to build orphanage in Syria
Prague, Czech Republic – Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced the Czech Republic would take part to the construction of anContinue Reading
Visegrad Group leaders to hold next summit in Jerusalem
Bratislava, Slovakia – The Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish leaders will convene to Jerusalem in February for the next Visegrad GroupContinue Reading
Iranian Film Festival to take place in Prague, Brno and Bratislava later this month
Bratislava, Slovakia – At the end of the month, audiences in both Slovakia and the Czech Republic will be able,Continue Reading