[quote]BUDAPEST (JTA) -- A far-right Hungarian lawmaker suggested that members of the Hungarian Parliament who are Jewish or of Jewish origin be counted and registered.
Marton Gyongyosi of the ultranationalist Jobbik party made the suggestion Monday in a Parliament session during a discussion of the recent conflict in Gaza "in order to avoid the national security risk caused by the Jews,” he said. Gyongyosi also proposed taking a census of Jews in the country.
His suggestion received "gentle applause," according to a statement issued by the European Jewish Congress.
Opposition parties in Parliament on television interviews called for the dissolution of Jobbik in the wake of Gyongyosi's statement, though they offered no reaction during the Parliament meeting.
Foreign State Undersecretary Zsolt Nemethsaid said during the session that he cannot support such "research," adding that "there is no relationship between the number of Jewish origin members of the Hungarian government and the grave conflict in the Middle East.”
European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor said the remarks present "an important challenge" for the Hungarian and European Parliament.
"Either they place boundaries on hate speech and incitement to violence within representative parties in their parliaments or it will lose its moral compass,” he said. “We demand outrage from senior Hungarian and European Union officials after these comments. Refraining from a wide-scale outrage will leave the Jewish community feeling there is acquiescence that this constitutes acceptable speech and parliamentary conduct.
“The increase in physical attacks on Jews in Hungary, we believe, is directly related to not only the rise of Jobbik, but also the lack of condemnation for their statements and actions.”
During the government's session, Gyongyosi asked the prime minister why the Hungarian Foreign Ministry sided with Israel in the Gaza conflict instead of the Palestinians. [/quote]
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IT'S HAPPENING
AGAIN
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his last name sounds vaguely korean
What is it with the far-right and Jews? Do Jews just smell of left-wing to them, or do they actually think that Hitler had the right idea?
Related to above:
Ironically some far-right Christians have a sorta condescending/patriarchal view of Jews since it is said that Jesus will return when the Jews rebuild Solomon's temple (or something along those lines).
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;38622355]What is it with the far-right and Jews? Do Jews just smell of left-wing to them, or do they actually think that Hitler had the right idea?[/QUOTE]
Jews tend to be right-wing though.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;38622355]What is it with the far-right and Jews? Do Jews just smell of left-wing to them, or do they actually think that Hitler had the right idea?[/QUOTE]
they probably have some sympathy to hitler if they're in eastern europe
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38615979]his last name sounds vaguely korean[/QUOTE]
No it doesnt...
Fairly certain the European Court of Human Rights will shoot this down fast if they ever try to implement it.
EDIT: for those rating optimistic: just attack the law in court if it gets passed. Keep repeating your appeal until it hits Strasbourg. Considering this form of impertinent discrimination is covered in the European Convention of Human Rights, the court there will have to condemn the Hungarian state.
(This is assuming every single Hungarian court rules against the person who attacks the law)
[QUOTE=Adarrek;38626006]No it doesnt...[/QUOTE]
G[B]yongy[/B]osi
P[B]yongy[/B]ang
probably pronounced differently but in text it reminded me of it.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38625976]they probably have some sympathy to hitler if they're in eastern europe[/QUOTE]
I live in eastern europe and i can safely tell, that general opinion here is that hitler would've been ok man if not the jews genocide, he should've have only exported all the jews from germany and occupied territory
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38625976]they probably have some sympathy to hitler if they're in eastern europe[/QUOTE]
Hungarian here, "sympathy" would be too strong of a word but Hitler isn't exactly hated as far as I can tell. I heard him come up in plenty of conversations over the years and generally, people just wish he targeted Gypsies instead of Jews and disabled folks.
[QUOTE=overpain;38626102]I live in eastern europe and i can safely tell, that general opinion here is that hitler would've been ok man if not the jews genocide, he should've have only exported all the jews from germany and occupied territory[/QUOTE]
exactly, they sort of prefer him to stalin.
[QUOTE=trotskygrad;38626308]exactly, they sort of prefer him to stalin.[/QUOTE]
Myself included
Goddamn, we even have an nazist party (not even joking)
[QUOTE=zombojoe;38622731]Jews tend to be right-wing though.[/QUOTE]
American Jews are pretty left-leaning and liberal. They've voted democrat by a 60-90% margin since the 1930's. 3 out of 4 American Jewish voters claimed they'd vote for Obama previous election.
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