Israeli Foreign Minister to Mandiner: ‘I told Marco Rubio Hungary is our best friend’
On what basis did Israel conclude a ceasefire agreement with its enemy, Hamas? What does the Jewish state expect from Trump’s second term? Is a two-state solution possible? And what kind of ally has Hungary proven to be? An interview with Gideon Sa’ar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel.
The Future of Christianity in Politics
‘Christianity from its beginnings has presented something new with regard to political life: a certain indifference, if I may put it that way, to the political regime. That is, it enjoins rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s, and hence obeying one’s rulers so long as they do not demand sin, especially idolatry. These injunctions are founded on the faith that the City of God rather than the City of Man is man’s ultimate destiny.’
Bodies Found in Missing Hungarian Twins Case in Scotland
Police Scotland has found the bodies of two women near the last known location of missing Hungarian twins Henrietta and Eliza Huszti in Aberdeen. The sisters were last seen on 7 January near the River Dee, with many unanswered questions surrounding their disappearance.
The Curricular De-Humanizing of the Humanities
‘Over time…scientific knowledge, combined with an emerging class of industrial capitalists, proved capable of improving material conditions for many as well as profits for the few. This lent scientific knowledge an aura of being a superior form of knowledge, one capable of providing organizing principles for all manner of human endeavours beyond its immediate remit, including education itself.’
The Feast of Purification
‘Under the Mosaic legislation, any woman after bringing a son into the world was considered unclear for seven days; she had to wait for another 33 days before presenting herself in the temple. This so-called spiritual impurity refers to a certain distance from the source of life: God Himself, for she is no longer part of the singular act of creation, the conception of a child.’
‘I think we are much more Hungarian here than many in Hungary’ — A Conversation with Péter Kiss
An in-depth interview with Péter Kiss, who came to America as a young adult, and after years of no contact with Hungarian Americans, visited the Garfield Hungarian Club almost by accident. Since then he has organized many events there, and also launched a podcast about the adventures of Hungarians in America.
Airlink to Israel: Hungary and the Soviet Jewish Emigrants during the System Change
The Moscow offices of the Hungarian national airline were teeming with clients in the autumn of 1989, and most of the customers were Jewish. They were looking for a way to get away from the societal collapse of the Soviet Union. Ultimately, Hungary offered the way out to 160,000 of them between March 1989 and January 1992.
Lesson Learned — Or Is It?
A scathing review of a 2024 feature film that portrays the Hungarian public school system in a deceitfully negative light.
Western Mainstream Being Consumed by Its Own Creation: Mass Migration
‘Western mainstream parties continue to fall behind as new political realities turn their once-cherished project, mass migration, against them—a development that was foreseeable from the very beginning. While they now attempt to reshape their policies to address the crisis, voters have not forgotten who is responsible for the current situation across Europe.’