The topic was discussed during Netanyahu’s meetings with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and is expected to come up again in Sunday’s meeting between Netanyahu and Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto. On Thursday, Hungary gave Israel a diplomatic boost by withdrawing from the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
To date, six countries have embassies in Jerusalem: the U.S., Guatemala, Kosovo, Honduras, Papua New Guinea and Paraguay. Argentina’s President Javier Milei is expected to announce a similar move by the end of the year, although domestic political challenges have delayed the decision.
Fiji announced in February that it would open an embassy in Israel, likely becoming the seventh country to do so in Jerusalem. Czechia is poised to be the eighth, with Hungary potentially becoming the ninth.
