Jonny Gould’s Jewish State

45: Ambassador Ferenc Kumin: The Hungarian Holocaust and the State of Israel as allies

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Today’s guest is His Excellency, Ferenc Kumin, Hungarian ambassador to the UK.

“We (Hungary) feel a moral drive to strengthen our ties to Israel and the Jewish community. And when you have that moral drive, it makes it easier, you don’t hesitate”.

The words of the new Hungarian ambassador to the UK, Ferenc Kumin.

It's been quite a summer covering Israel and it started for me with this remarkable interview with His Excellency, Ambassador Ferenc Kumin at the Hungarian Embassy in London.

With Israel, Bahrain and the UAE agreeing to normalization, Muslim-majority Kosovo also establishing diplomatic ties and with Serbia pondering moving their mission to Jerusalem, a reset of positions, some deeply entrenched is now due from nations across the world.

There are still present day problems of antisemitism in Hungary, but there is both an awareness and willingness to confront it.

I was touched by Ambassador Kumin's sincerity and knowledge of Hungarian Jewish history as we discussed their extremely difficult history of the twentieth century.

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