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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Anti-Semitism on the rise in the Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic – Anti-Semitic acts and hate speech in the Czech Republic have been steadily increasing these past fewContinue 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 Israeli spat on Poland’s ambassador in Tel Aviv Marek Magierowski on Tuesday while he wasContinue 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
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 Germany’sContinue Reading
Polish theatre stages play inspired by Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
Warsaw, Poland – The Powszechny Theatre in Warsaw has staged a play, which premiered on Saturday, inspired by Mein Kampf,Continue 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 pension for Nazi-era collaborators
Warsaw, Poland – Amateurs of historical oddities and cross-centuries absurdities will surely revel in this strange development. According to dataContinue 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
Polish 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
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
Biggest Czech aircraft manufacturer unveils new multirole fighter plane
Prague, Czech Republic – The biggest Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody teamed up with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on aContinue Reading
