US EditionNetanyahu, Hungary’s PM-Elect Peter Magyar Hold First Call, Pledge Continued Close Ties
- On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a "warm introductory call" with Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Peter Magyar to discuss preserving bilateral ties between Jerusalem and Budapest.
- Magyar's landslide election victory on Sunday ended Viktor Orban's 19-year tenure as Hungary's prime minister, during which Orban served as Israel's closest European ally and blocked European Union criticism of Israeli policies.
- Despite seeking "pragmatic relations," Magyar announced plans to rejoin the International Criminal Court, reversing Orban's withdrawal that had protected Netanyahu from arrest warrant enforcement.
- Netanyahu accepted an invitation to attend an October ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Uprising; Israeli officials indicated he requires clear arrest guarantees before confirming the visit.
- The loss of Orban signals the end of Netanyahu's European Union "firewall," raising questions about how many allies remain as Europe grows increasingly critical of Israeli policies in Gaza, Iran, and the occupied West Bank.
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Hungary's PM-elect defies ICC with invitation to Netanyahu
After Viktor Orbán defeated in landslide election, Hungary’s premier-elect signals incoming government will maintain Budapest’s support for Israel by inviting Prime Minister Netanyahu. By World Israel News Staff Hungary’s new prime minister-elect extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, defying the International Criminal Court and signaling that the new government in Budapest will continue incumbent Prime…
Hungary’s elected Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, has invited his soon-to-be Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, to Budapest to participate in the ceremony celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution, which culminated in the fall of the government close to the USSR. The Hebrew leader accepted the invitation and proposed to Magyar an intergovernmental meeting in Jerusalem.
The head of the Hungarian Government has changed, but in Budapest and Telavive it is asked that Victor Orbán's exit do not make the parties go diplomaticly away. I wish it was expressed through telegram.
Could Orbán's crushing defeat be a blueprint for Netanyahu's opponents?
Péter Magyar's triumph in Hungary offers a glimpse of what Israel's opposition, led by Naftali Bennett – our own Magyar – could deliver by unseating Netanyahu: relief from corruption and populism, but little more than a return to normalcy
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