Relationship dossier
Hungary
Palestine
Relationship assessment
Hungary recognizes Palestine and supports Palestinian education, alongside a strongly pro-Israel foreign policy.
Hungary toward Palestine
+25Hungary recognized Palestine and has supported Palestinian students through scholarship programs. Its government has also pursued a strongly pro-Israel policy, making the broader scope of support for Palestinian institutions uncertain.
Palestine toward Hungary
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Hungary has recognized Palestine and supported Palestinian education through scholarships, while its government has also maintained a strong pro-Israel foreign policy. These actions indicate some concrete cooperation with Palestinian institutions, but the scope of broader bilateral cooperation and the Palestinian government's conduct toward Hungary are unclear.
Key developments
Hungary recognized the State of Palestine.
Hungary voted in favor of the UN General Assembly resolution granting Palestine non-member observer state status.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and continuity of Hungary's scholarship and other cooperation with Palestinian institutions are unclear.
- Details of Palestinian government cooperation with Hungary are limited.