Fans of Orban or not, Hungarian Jews are optimistic ahead of PM’s Israel visit

In a fractured Jewish community, Israel's crumbling relations with the Diaspora and local anti-Semitism are on Hungarian Jewry's mind as PM sets off to Israel on July 18

BUDAPEST – Andras Heisler, president of the politically and religiously progressive Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz), has had his share of confrontations with Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing government.

Surprisingly, though, when it comes to the Hungarian premier’s upcoming July 18 trip to Israel — a follow-up to last year’s Budapest visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — Heisler doesn’t begrudge the political benefits Orban will no doubt reap at home thanks to his ever-improving relationship with the Jewish state.

In fact, Heisler told The Times of Israel last week, the visit will be “good for the Jews.”

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