Hungary Will Announce Embassy Move to Jerusalem, Withdraw From International Court

 

Hungary is expected to announce during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official state visit on Thursday that it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court in The Hague and that it is moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, JNS has learned.

The diplomatic moves would serve to strengthen the alliance between Hungary, Israel and the United States at a time of fractious divisions over foreign policy within the European Union.

The Israeli leader travels to Budapest late Wednesday night to meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday as part of an official four-day visit.

Netanyahu’s rare wartime trip to Hungary is his first visit to Europe since the ICC issued an arrest warrant for him and Yoav Gallant, his former defense minister, last year for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip. His wife, Sara Netanyahu, will accompany him on the visit.

Orban had invited Netanyahu to visit Budapest the day after the ICC decision last year, and said he would not enforce the arrest warrant.

The long-planned embassy decision, which had been delayed by the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which triggered the 17-month-long war in Gaza, would make Hungary the first country in the European Union to open an embassy in Israel’s capital in the wake of the landmark move promulgated by the United States in 2017 under the first Trump administration.

Hungarian officials reached in Budapest declined to comment on Wednesday ahead of the summit meeting, citing diplomatic protocol.

Hungary’s Honorary Consul in Israel said bilateral ties were stronger than ever before, and Hungary under Orbán was “by far” the strongest ally Israel has in the European Union.

“The relations between Hungary and Israel are excellent, and develop every day to an additional level,” Honorary Consul David Wiernik told JNS on Wednesday. “The recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and the move to Jerusalem, is very important to the State of Israel and is much more than a symbolic move.”

Hungary has been operating a trade office in Jerusalem since 2019.

Two years ago, Eli Cohen, Israel’s foreign minister, announced during a visit to Budapest that Hungary would open an embassy in Jerusalem, but the move never materialized. The Hamas attack took place that fall.

Hungary, which has aligned itself closely with U.S. President Donald Trump and Netanyahu on foreign policy, has emerged as one of Israel’s strongest allies in Europe, staunchly backing the Jewish state in global arenas, and when it comes to the European Union and NATO.

Six countries have their embassies in Israel’s capital: the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Paraguay and Papua New Guinea.

All other nations that maintain ties with Israel have their embassies in Tel Aviv or its suburbs due to the political sensitivities of Jerusalem.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem in December 2017 set the stage for other countries to follow suit, but the war against Hamas in Gaza triggered by the Oct. 7 massacre delayed such action.

‘Interfering in an ongoing conflict’

Earlier this year, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar visited Hungary and thanked Budapest for its stance against the “politicized and corrupt” ICC.

Orbán has accused the court of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes” and has called the court’s decision to issue the arrest warrant “brazen, cynical and completely unacceptable.”

Neither Israel nor the United States is party to the court, and the Trump administration has sanctioned them for their actions against Israel.

Self hating Jew Lander Curses Cuomo in Yiddish because Cuomo Called Him Out on it!

 

“City Councilman Brad Lander believes that “ending Israel’s military occupation is a moral imperative.””
– NY Post

Search images for Lander and Linda Sarsour. He supports BDS.

City Comptroller Brad Lander launched a fierce response to Andrew Cuomo’s accusations, cursing the former governor in Yiddish during a press conference on Wednesday. The exchange follows Cuomo’s controversial remarks at a synagogue on Tuesday, where he accused Lander and other mayoral opponents of being antisemitic “disciples” of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Cuomo had taken aim at Lander for allegedly divesting from Israel bonds, In his remarks, Cuomo also criticized Lander for his policy stance on Israel, accusing him of turning his back on the Jewish state.

In an impassioned rebuttal, Lander hit back at Cuomo’s comments with an expletive-laden response in Yiddish, saying, “A beyzer gzar zol er af dir kumen,” which roughly translates to “May an evil decree come upon him.”

Lander, visibly frustrated, added, “Andrew, if you want to question my commitment to my people, say it to my face.” His outburst underscored the growing tension between the two as they vie for the mayoral seat in the 2025 race.

Two War Widows Remarry

Two widows of the “Swords of Iron” war got married this week in moving, poignant ceremonies of rebuilding and renewal.

Shaked Kogan married Shimi Lieberman, and Meitar Eliyahu wed Baruch Tzuri Nuked.

Shaked lost her husband, Res. Sgt. Maj. (res.) Dovi Kogan, a combat soldier in the Sayeret Shaldag unit, during a battle in Gaza at the beginning of the war. He was a brilliant aerospace engineer, on his way to completing a master’s degree at the Technion, and was called up for duty in Be’eri on Simchat Torah. They had three children together. Shimi lost his wife, Tchiya, three years ago. Tchiya grew up in Netzarim, Gush Katif, was a beloved mother and kindergarten teacher, and passed away after a brave battle with cancer.

In the announcement they shared at their engagement, they wrote:
“Shake off the dust, arise, put on your garments of glory, my people. Through the son of Yishai from Bethlehem, draw near to my soul and redeem it. With God’s help, we will enter into the covenant of marriage, Shimi and Shaked.”

חתונה מרגשת היום בצהריים של שקד אלבוחר שהתאלמנה מדובי כוגן הי"ד, לוחם שלדג שנפל בתחילת המלחמה בעזה, עם שימי ליברמן שהתאלמן לפני כשלוש שנים מאשתו תחיה ז"ל שנפטרה מסרטן❤️ pic.twitter.com/b5XpRI5jG9

— ינון מגל (@YinonMagal) April 1, 2025

Yesterday in Manhattan, the NK protested Against the Only Jewish State....

 

Meanwhile some smart guy plays  'Hatikvah' while the NK Parade with a Palestinian flag

Incredible! Haaretz Blames Israel for Antisemitism

 

Haaretz's  Gideon Levy blamed Israel for causing antisemitism on a podcast whose host has expressed sympathy for Hamas and visited the Houthis in Yemen.

Levy, long known for siding with the Palestinians against Israel, told Jackson Hinkle in an interview on his podcast, “Political Targets, “For years, Israeli propaganda was based on a single manipulation, mainly to label criticism of Israel as antisemitism.”

Hinkle, a self-described “conservative Marxist-Leninist,” visited Yemen last month, where he addressed the Houthis and often calls terrorist leaders like the late Yahya Sinwar heroes.

Levy began his comments on the podcast by attacking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and blaming him for the collapse of the hostage release deal, which he alleged was due to the premier’s “political considerations.”

When Hinkle expressed skepticism about accounts and evidence of sexual assault on October 7th, Levy said he believed the crimes did occur, although perhaps it doesn’t matter.

“Does it really matter? I was in the kibbutzim on the 9th of October, and I saw horrible things which I’ve never seen in all my career,” Levy said.

“So, horrible things took place there. They claim there were rapes, and I can only believe because I don’t think there is room to start to put doubts, because there are no doubts that horrible things happened there. Were there some rapes? I guess there were; I have no proof.”

Hinkle characterized Levy’s criticism of the Israeli government and the IDF as “brave” and referred to Zionists as “hardcore genocidal people.

Levy concurred with Hinkle’s claim that Israel dismisses all criticism as antisemitism. “It seems that Israel doesn’t care about fueling it (antisemitism),” he added.

Alleging that claims about antisemitism are merely strategic, Levy said, “This was working excellently; it paralyzed Europe because nobody wants to be labeled as an antisemite. Even in the US, it has an effect, and people are very cautious when criticizing Israel or when giving a platform to someone who wants to criticize Israel.”

Crazy! Obama Appointed Judge Blocks Requirement for All US Soldiers to Meet Physical Fitness Standards

 

LAWFARE: An Obama-appointed judge has blocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's mandate, which required all U.S. soldiers to meet uniform physical fitness standards, ruling that it discriminates against those who are not physically fit. pic.twitter.com/RWYIhUYJCs

— @amuse (@amuse) April 1, 2025

This is worth watching! Do Federal District Judges have Authority to Issue Universal Injunctions?

 

This is worth watching, especially if you've wondered where federal district judges get their authority to issue universal injunctions. Hint: there is no such authority. They just do it. https://t.co/qkg1q7GuGp

— Brit Hume (@brithume) April 1, 2025

Meet Katherine Shurik of Fresno State .... Calls for Death of Pres Trump!

 

Meet Katherine Shurik, a lecturer at @Fresno_State. She posted this on Facebook calling for the death of Trump, Elon, and Republicans.

Any comment @Fresno_State? pic.twitter.com/Lk9EsGyiCO

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 1, 2025

Anti-Israel ‘Squad’ member Rashida Tlaib rallies ‘comrades’ to back NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

 

Radical anti-Israel “Squad” member Rashida Tlaib has rallied “comrades” to back Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to become New York City’s next mayor.

The far-left congresswoman (D-Mich.) issued the call to arms to hundreds of Democratic Socialists of America members as she drummed up support for Mamdani during a virtual “organizing call” late Monday.

Tlaib, who is known for her extreme rhetoric, claimed Mamdani, a state Assembly member from Queens, needed far-left allies to help prevent the Trump administration’s “fascist regime” from filtering down into City Hall.

“To all my comrades on the phone, I mean, online right now, I want you to know … we have to be united against what’s happening here in Washington, DC — the fascist regime,” the 48-year-old rattled off as she introduced Mamdani on the call.

“A lot of it is trickling down at the local government right now,” she said.

“I know Zohran, myself, and so many others are not, you know, we’re not signing up for that. We know what is at stake. Our freedom and liberation is at stake, our freedom of speech is at stake, and so much more,” Tlaib added.

Roughly 270 people joined the Zoom call, though it wasn’t immediately clear how many of them were Big Apple voters.

Many of the DSA members flooded the comments section of the Zoom call with expressions of Palestinian solidarity, including watermelon and rose emojis.

Tlaib, a member of the US House of Representatives’ far-left “Squad” alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and others, is known for her disdain of her own party’s support for Israel.

As the only Palestinian American in Congress, she has been openly supportive of Hamas during her time in office and has even been censured by colleagues for defending Hamas and calling for the destruction of the Jewish state.

During Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s address to Congress last spring, Tlaib was widely ripped for brandishing a sign accusing the Israeli leader of being a “war criminal” and “guilty of genocide.” 

She also repeatedly berated then-President Joe Biden as an “enabler” over his handling of the Israel-Hamas war and even declined to endorse Kamala Harris as her party’s 2024 presidential pick.  

Branded by some Republicans as the “poster child” for Trump derangement syndrome, Tlaib most recently held up real-time signs during President Trump’s joint session of Congress last month declaring him a “liar.”

Mamdani, for his part, staunchly defended Tlaib in the wake of her public backing, telling The Post on Tuesday that “New Yorkers deserve a mayor who will stand up to the Trump administration.”

“There are few who have fought back harder against this administration in its first term and now than Congresswoman Tlaib,” he said, adding that “together we spoke about the importance of fighting back against Donald Trump’s billionaire-backed assault on working people at every level.”

During the call, Tlaib had praised Mamdani as a candidate who wasn’t “going to waver.”

“Even if that title changes from state Assembly to mayor, he is not going to sell out his community. He’s not gonna bow down like many others to this fascist regime,” she gushed.

“I can go on and on about him … There’s something incredible, something beautiful about his own lived experience but also the fact that someone like Zohran has been successful in telling our story.”

Tlaib’s support for the firebrand mayoral candidate comes as recent polling showed his support rising in a crowded Democratic mayoral primary.

One recent survey had him as the clear second-place finisher behind ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo (41%) — with 18% of support. His campaign also is expected to hit the fundraising cap set by the city’s Campaign Finance Board amid a flurry of small-dollar contributions.

Archaeologists uncover proof of ancient biblical battle at Armageddon site recorded in Tanach

 

Archaeologists believe they have uncovered evidence of an ancient biblical battle, all thanks to a few broken fragments found in a curious location.

The artifacts, which mostly consist of Egyptian pottery, were found during a recent excavation of the ancient city of Megiddo in northern Israel. The site is said to contain over 30 layers of various settlements, dating back from the Copper Age to World War I.

Tel Megiddo was the location where Josiah, the king of Judah, famously fought the Battle of Megiddo in 609 B.C. The Jewish leader was defeated and killed by the army of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II.

The story of the battle is told in the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament, but Megiddo is also referenced in the Book of Revelation. The site is referred to as “Armageddon,” closely related to the Hebrew phrase “Har Megiddo,” which translates to “mountain of Megiddo.”

Megiddo is said to be the location where the prophesied Battle of Armageddon will be fought between the kings of Earth and God. However, while archaeologists cannot prove that the site was the location of a battle during the end times, they believe they may have found proof of the Old Testament story.

Dr. Assaf Kleiman, a senior lecturer at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, told Fox News Digital he believes the pottery fragments belonged to the Egyptian army that defeated Josiah.

The findings consist of “significant quantities” of Egyptian-produced broken vessels dating back to the late 7th century B.C., close to when the Battle of Megiddo was fought. 

Instead of the fragments being proof of a trade relationship, Kleiman believes that they were brought in by Egyptian troops rather than being imported into the territory.

The expert cited the “crude production technique, functional mixture, and the lack of similar evidence in nearby settlements” as key reasons why they believe the artifacts were brought in by an army.

“The exposure of so many Egyptian vessels, including fragments of serving bowls, cooking pots, and storage jars, is an exceptional phenomenon,” Kleiman explained. 

“We, therefore, understand it as representing Egyptians who settled at Megiddo in the late 7th century, maybe as part of an army force that arrived at the site following the collapse of the Assyrian Empire,” he added.

He also said that the Grecian pottery may be proof of Greek mercenaries in the Egyptian army, which was not unheard of at the time.

“Service of Greeks, probably from western Anatolia, in the Egyptian army of the 26th Dynasty is referred to in both Greek [from Herodotus] and Assyrian sources,” Kleiman noted. 

“The possibility of the participation of such mercenaries in the killing of Josiah may be hinted in prophetic works in the Bible.”

Kleiman also explained that the Egyptian settlement at Megiddo “did not last long” and that the building where the artifacts were found was likely abandoned decades later. The broken vessels were probably left as litter.

Though Kleiman noted that there’s no non-biblical proof of Josiah, Kleiman asserted that the king’s existence “has never been doubted in biblical and historical scholarship.”

“We can also note that literacy was more common in that era, and thus his reign was most likely documented by scribes who witnessed the events in real time,” Kleiman said. “Evidence for Necho’s presence in the Levant and the battle against the Babylonians in Carchemish, where the Egyptians lost, is documented in the Babylonian chronicles as well as in the Bible, in Jeremiah and Kings.”

Archaeologists plan to do more research into the site’s Bronze Age roots. 

Kleiman also found evidence to believe that some members of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel were not all expelled to Mesopotamia in the 7th century B.C. and actually may have stayed in Megiddo.

“Our excavations demonstrated continuous production (and consumption) of similar locally-style vessels at Megiddo, especially cooking pots, also under imperial rule,” he explained. “This suggests that the social fabric of Megiddo in the Assyrian Era must have been composed of a significant portion of local populations, who were not expelled by the Assyrians and who lived alongside deportees brought in by the empire.”

The site is referred to as “Armageddon,” closely related to the Hebrew phrase “Har Megiddo,” which translates to “mountain of Megiddo.”