Ministers Hold Telephone Vote on Herzog’s Hungary Visit at Netanyahu’s Request

Israeli ministers were conducting a telephone vote on Monday morning to authorize President Isaac Herzog’s planned trip to Hungary, at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request. The one-day visit is scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, with meetings planned with Hungary’s president and its new prime minister. Herzog is also due to take part in the international Voice of the People conference during the trip and meet leaders of Hungary’s Jewish community. The newly reported step concerns government authorization for the visit, whose meetings remain scheduled.