Hungarian FM: Hungary Is Currently the Safest Place in Europe for Jewish Communities

Hungary is the safest place in Europe today, thanks in part to the government’s firm stance against illegal migration—even if this means paying a daily fine of one million euros to Brussels, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday in Jerusalem, according to a statement from the ministry.

Peter Szijjarto, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of Hungary (Photo: AFP)

As an example, he cited the International Criminal Court (ICC), which, he said, made a clearly politically motivated decision by issuing an arrest warrant against the Israeli Prime Minister. He stressed that the judicial body has now become a political organization and has completely lost its credibility, which is why Hungary has decided to withdraw. 

We are proud to be a strategic ally and friend of Israel. Israel can always count on Hungary—in the fight against antisemitism and in standing up against anti-Israel bias in international politics,

he concluded.

Cover photo: Peter Szijjarto, Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of Hungary (Photo: AFP)