‘It is important to understand the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’s place in the intricate interplay of local and international as well as sacred and profane interests that often seems to govern every important decision in the Holy Land. Pious pronouncements…from Europe and elsewhere abroad almost invariably collapse under the weight of the sheer complexity of local realities…’
‘It is hard to imagine a better example of “Stockholm syndrome” than this sorry episode, when local Catholics and even the Vatican seemed more intent on supporting la Résistance than protesting the occupation of the birthplace of Jesus Christ by Muslim militants. Perhaps some occupations are more just than others.’
‘However we choose to understand the situation, the 7 October attacks absolutely do not “prove” that Trump’s approach with the Abraham Accords was in error. Instead, these attacks suggest that his innovative approach was too successful for malign actors such as Hamas to accept without taking spectacular and spectacularly risky measures to combat the success and promise of the Abraham Accords.’
‘In October of 2021, in the same elementary school, the homoerotic book, All Boys Aren’t Blue by George Johnson, was an approved book in the school library. Parents were criticizing the book at a school board meeting, but what was tragically comical is that the local newspaper couldn’t accurately report on the book because of pornography laws.’
What is the message of the Washington, DC shooting? Will Israel change the course of its military operation in Gaza under international pressure? And why is Hungary an important ally for Israel? We asked Israel’s new ambassador to Hungary about the storm clouds gathering over the Jewish state.
Following a vote by a vast majority, Hungary can now officially withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli political and military leaders is facing growing scrutiny.
Dániel Böde, who currently plays for Paks, played his 500th game in the first division of the Hungarian football league against Puskás Akadémia on Saturday. He also scored his 160th career league goal in the match.
Walt Disney’s new live-action adaption of Snow White, starring Latina Actress Rachel Zegler, brought in just $86.1 million in revenue in its opening weekend worldwide, underperforming even the low end of projections. Given its massive production budget of $270 million, it is very likely to be a massive financial loss for the studio.
Hungary played Türkiye in the play-off for League A qualification in the UEFA Nations League next season, and lost 3–1 in the first leg in Istanbul. This was the 1,000th game of our men’s national football team. The rematch is on Sunday in Budapest.
At football games in multiple countries across Europe, Palestine-sympathizer football fans have been displaying the banner ‘Show Israel the Red Card’ to protest the Jewish state. Meanwhile, Hungary is hosting the Israeli national team again, lending them the venue in Debrecen to play their World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Norway this month.
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