Anger as Hungary far-right leader demands lists of Jews

[Old Union Guy]

76. FYI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jobbik

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On the eve of the 2009 elections to the European parliament, a comment was posted on an unofficial and unverified Hungarian political internet forum, allegedly in the name of Prof. Krisztina Morvai, who then headed the party’s electoral list. Addressing their remarks to Hungarian Jews the comment poster stated that they “would be glad if the so-called proud Hungarian Jews went back to playing with their tiny circumcised dicks instead of vilifying me.”[51][52][53] News of this comment, which has been roundly condemned,[54] spread rapidly around the world[55][56] and eventually even featured in an article by The Economist.[57] Morvai’s critics have pointed to her refusal to even discuss the issue,[58] let alone deny it;[59] implying that this is sufficient to unquestioningly ascribe authorship of the remarks to her.[60]

Her supporters however, claim that though she certainly has a record of being critical of the state of Israel[61] given a sympathy for the Palestinian cause she developed while working as an international human rights lawyer,[62] the idea of Morvai being an anti-Semite is "simply ridiculous," given that at the time of her alleged remarks she was married to a Hungarian of Jewish origin,[63] with whom she has three children,[64] but from whom she is now separated.[63]

In a newsletter published by a group calling itself The trade union of Hungarian police officers prepared for action, the following was allegedly printed: "Given our current situation, anti-Semitism is not just our right, but it is the duty of every Hungarian homeland lover, and we must prepare for armed battle against the Jews." The editor of the union, Judit Szima, is a Jobbik candidate in the upcoming election for the European Union parliament. Haaretz alleged Szima "didn't see anything wrong with the content of the article."[65]

During spring 2012, Jobbik representative in Hungarian parliament Zsolt Baráth caused an outrage by commemorating 1882 blood libel against the Jews in Parliament. The Tiszaeszlár blood libel, found latter to be unrelated to Jews, was known as first major anti-Jewish event in modern Hungary, predating the Holocaust.[66]

In November 2012 Márton Gyöngyösi, a leader of Jobbik, advised the government to draw up lists of Jews who pose a "national security risk". As Al Jazeera reported, this led to "international condemnation of Nazi-style policies and a protest outside the legislature in Budapest [67]

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