Hungarian Politician Who Wanted ‘List of Jews’ to Speak of “Zionist Threat”
A lawmaker from Hungary’s Jobbik Party who recently called for
listing Jews as a “security risk” reportedly is planning a lecture tour
about the “Zionist threat.”
The lecture tour by Marton Gyongyosi is set to begin this year, Jobbik said in a statement.
Gyongyosi drew passionate condemnations in Hungary and abroad when he
said during a speech in parliament in November that “it was time to
compile a list of Hungarian Jews” as they pose “a national risk.” His
address concerned Hungarians with dual nationalities, specifically the
Israeli nationality.
In recent weeks, Jobbik, Hungary’s third largest party, has
intensified its hostile rhetoric against Israel and Jews. Eleven out of
the 16 articles featured on Sunday on the homepage of the party’s
English-language website were devoted to Jewish institutions or Israel.
Even before this intensification, Jobbik’s anti-Israel and
anti-Jewish rhetoric led to its labeling as anti-Semitic by the
Anti-Defamation League as well as Israeli and American diplomats.
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Sunday 20 January 2013
Hungarian lawmaker to speak on ‘Zionist threat’
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