Name: Amid Israel-Hamas war, some Israelis flee to Hungary
Uploaded: 2023-11-25T18:55:27.410Z
Duration: 4 min 31 s
Description: Since the Hamas terror attack on Israel, a Jewish refugee center in Hungary has been taking in families from southern Israel. It was initially set up in 2022 to house more than 600 Jews who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

Since the Hamas terror attack on Israel, a Jewish refugee center in Hungary has been taking in families from southern Israel. It was initially set up in 2022 to house more than 600 Jews who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion.

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Amid Israel-Hamas war, some Israelis flee to Hungary

Scenes of serenity after the chaos of conflict. People arriving from Israel at this shelter on the banks of Hungary's Lake Balaton say it's a godsend. It's a miracle. Inside, sounds of Jewish prayer fill an improvised synagogue. Children sing songs in Hebrew. And kitchen staff cook kosher food for 200 residents. Many of them are mothers who fled to Hungary after the Hamas attacks. It was very frightening for my children to hear the booms. And it was crazy. I live next to the Lebanese border. They were afraid that what Hamas did, they're going to do to us. So we were evacuated. She decided to come here to Hungary, which has one of the largest Jewish populations in Central and Eastern Europe. Locals transformed this once abandoned resort into a refugee centre after Russia's war began last year. For some of the new residents, seeking refuge is nothing new. Mendel Moskowitz escaped eastern Ukraine with his family last year and found a new home in southern Israel, only to find himself faced with war on his doorstep once again last month. A feeling all too familiar. Throughout history, Jews have been evacuated. Jews have been expelled from their home countries many, many, many times over. And unfortunately, there's the famous saying that history repeats itself. We would love to believe that the world is a better place than it used to be. But unfortunately, we are seeing a big rise in anti-Semitism right now all over the world. Authorities offer the site to the associations of Hungarian and Ukrainian Jewish communities rent-free and it's closely guarded. But Hungary's anti-migrant rhetoric hasn't changed. Many people here already had the right to travel to the country as Ukrainian or Israeli nationals. The right-wing government in Budapest has faced accusations of fuelling divisions and dealing in anti-Semitic tropes in the past. But it insists it has a zero-tolerance policy on anti-Semitism. In early October, Prime Minister Viktor Orban banned all protests in solidarity with Palestinians, branding them as pro-terror. That's something Rabbi Shlomo Kovach believes helps create a sense of safety. Yes, I think demonstrations of such sorts should be banned. Hungary has in its society some level of anti-Semitic attitudes, just like other, unfortunately, just like most societies in the world. But there's almost no physical attacks on Jewish institutions or no physical atrocities. But while some feel secure, others feel silenced. This small memorial outside the Palestinian mission is the only place Gaza-born accountant Ramadan Meghari can come to voice his grief and anger. It's really sad that you can't speak on what is in your heart or express your emotions after the tragic events that we have in the last few days. For Ramadan, the tragedy is personal. At his apartment, he shows us photos of loved ones lost after his family home was hit amid Israel's massive bombardment of Gaza. We were not going to see them in reality more. With the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza growing more dire daily, Ramadan has reconciled himself to just one hope. Just to continue the life with the remaining of what I have, not to lose, not to have bigger loss. Back at Lake Balaton, residents turn to faith when division and suffering make it hard to see any way ahead. I hope and pray every day that this war will end. People don't want this war. People want to live in peace, have families, have friends. At the lakeside, the fog of war feels a million miles away. With their future uncertain, Mendel knows his family is lucky to have found refuge here for now. Because for so many more, safety is still out of reach.

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