- Title: REFILE: Israel's Netanyahu made 'honorary citizen' of Hungarian university
- Date: 4th April 2025
- Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) RABBI FROM CHABAD JEWISH COMMUNITY IN HUNGARY, SLOMO KOVES, SAYING: "At our meeting with the Prime Minister this morning, it was a very warm discussion between the Jewish community leaders and the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. And we spoke about the strong ties, the unbreakable ties between the Jewish diaspora (in Hungary) and Israel,
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- Keywords: Holocaust memorial Hungary ICC arrest warrant Netanyahu in Budapest
- Location: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- City: BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
- Country: Hungary
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Europe,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA003428604042025RP1
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- Story Text: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was awarded the title of the "honorary citizen" of the Hungarian university on Friday (April 4) as he continues his four-day visit to Budapest.
Speaking at Ludovika University of Public Service, Netanyahu emphasized the importance of a strong Jewish state and praised Hungary's support for Israel.
Netanyahu also outlined his vision for Israel, stressing the need for a strong military, economy, and diplomacy and highlighting the importance of partnerships, particularly with the United States under President Trump and Hungary under Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whom he praised for standing "like a rock against the attempts to delegitimize Israel."
Netanyahu faces the ICC arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza as Israel has expanded its military operation in the Palestinian enclave.
Hungary has rejected the idea of arresting the Israeli prime minister and has called the warrant "brazen."
Orban invited his Israeli counterpart to Budapest in November, a day after the arrest warrant was issued over Israel's offensive in Gaza, launched after an attack by the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas on southern Israel.
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