HungaryâÂÂPalestine relations refer to the diplomatic relations between Hungary and the State of Palestine. The Hungarian People's Republic extended recognition to the State of Palestine on 23 November 1988. However, the Government of Hungary has more recently said it's "opposed" to what it calls "one-sided recognition of a Palestinian state", and it's unclear whether it considers the 1988 recognition to still be technically valid.
In 1975, the PLO opened an office in Budapest and gained diplomatic status in 1982. In 1988 after the recognition of independence it was raised to a full-fledged embassy. In 2011, the Palestinian President visited Hungary at the invitation of President Pál Schmitt. That same year, Hungarian foreign minister János Martonyi reaffirmed Hungarian support for Palestinian statehood. Many Palestinian students study in Hungarian universities via scholarships (Stipendium hungaricum).
In May 2024, Hungary was one of the nine countries which voted against Palestine's UN membership. Hungary is considered to be one of Israel's closest allies in Europe.