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    • Paralleluniversen: Diese beiden Darstellungen des jüdischen Lebens und des Antisemitismus in Ungarn könnten gar nicht unterschiedlicher sein

    Die eine glaubwürdig, die andere weniger.

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    German businessman in Die Welt: Orbán is hardly ever applauded for tackling illegal migration

    We need more politicians like Viktor Orbán, according to this German business leader.

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    Postcard from Washington: “It was a good day for Hungary”

    Despite the concerted efforts to derail it.

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    Parallel universes: These two depictions of Jewish life and anti-Semitism in Hungary couldn’t be any more different

    One of them credible, the other not so much

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    Ministerpräsident Orbán: „Wir sind diejenigen, die die Migration an der südlichen Grenze Europas erfolgreich gestoppt haben“

    “Wir sollten die unüberhörbare Botschaft vermitteln, dass wir Veränderung wollen“, sagte Ministerpräsident Orbán in Bezug auf die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament am 26. Mai. „Wir wollen ein Europa, das seine Grenzen zu Land und zu Wasser schützt.“

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    PM Orbán: “We are the ones who successfully stopped migration at the southern border of Europe”

    "We want change" in the EP elections

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    ICYMI: US Ambassador Cornstein denies sanctions story as fake news

    Another attempt to fling mud at Hungary

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    PM Orbán: We have reinforced our relationship as allies on several important fronts

    The relationship has taken on a new air.

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    President Trump on the “very good” relationship with Hungary: PM Orbán has done the “right thing” on immigration

    “[Hungary is] a member of NATO. And a very good member of NATO,” said President Trump.

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    1956 Revolution

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    PM Orbán: Nation states gave Europe its strength

    Oct 23, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács

    “We would have never thought,” Prime Minister Orbán said, that 29 years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Europe – once again – has to face a massive challenge. This time, it’s not “an external military threat, American or Russian endeavors that put Europe’s future in jeopardy,” but it’s Europe itself. This is why “we have to vote for the future of patriotism and national pride,” the PM said.

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    PM Orbán on the anniversary of the 1956 Revolution: “If we lose our freedom, if we lose our national independence, we will be lost, too”

    Oct 23, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    October 23rd is a national holiday in Hungary, marking the anniversary of the beginning of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight when our compatriots defied the Communist regime and stood up to Soviet military might. For decades, we were forbidden to celebrate it, to even talk about it, but today it’s among our most important national holidays.

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    Honoring the freedom and bravery of the 1956 Freedom Fighters

    Oct 23, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

    On October 23rd, Hungarians celebrate the brave women and men who stood up to Soviet communist oppression and fought for their freedom against one of the world’s biggest armies. After a few glorious days of victory, the 1956 Hungarian Revolution was eventually overpowered by overwhelming military force, but the freedom fight drove the first nail into the coffin of communist oppression in the world.

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    No, the Hungarian refugees of 1956 are not the same as today’s migrants

    Oct 11, 2016 - Zoltán Kovács

    It was a Tuesday, that October 23rd in 1956. The whole thing began as a peaceful, student demonstration, young people with a manifesto asserting the right to be independent from all foreign powers and that all Hungarians should enjoy the rights of free people in a democratic system. The crowds grew as the demonstrations moved throughout the city. By nightfall, State Security Police had fired on a crowd of unarmed demonstrators outside the state radio building, killing many.

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