Hungary’s far-right holds anti-Semitic protest

A protest of Hungarian far-right Jobbik party was held on Saturday in Budapest despite the authorities’ efforts to ban it because of its anti-Semitic nature.

Izvor: Tanjug

Sunday, 05.05.2013.

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BUDAPEST A protest of Hungarian far-right Jobbik party was held on Saturday in Budapest despite the authorities’ efforts to ban it because of its anti-Semitic nature. About 1,000 supporters of Jobbik, the third largest party in parliament, attended Saturday's rally, where speakers complained about a meeting of the World Jewish Congress starting Sunday in Budapest, prayed for the end of Zionism and said any lawmakers or public servants holding dual Hungarian-Israeli citizenship should resign. Hungary’s far-right holds anti-Semitic protest A police ban of the rally was struck down by a Budapest court, AP has reported. Despite the ruling, Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered the interior minister to use "all legal means" to block the rally. In response, police closed off several streets leading to the meeting place, but otherwise did not interfere with the event, AP pointed out. In an interview for Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot Orban rejected allegations that Hungary “is the most anti-Semitic country in the EU” and stressed that anti-Semitism would not be tolerated. The strengthening of far-right movements and anti-Semitism across Europe and especially in Hungary, where more than 500,000 Jews were killed in the Holocaust, will be the main topic of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest. Tanjug

Hungary’s far-right holds anti-Semitic protest

A police ban of the rally was struck down by a Budapest court, AP has reported.

Despite the ruling, Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered the interior minister to use "all legal means" to block the rally.

In response, police closed off several streets leading to the meeting place, but otherwise did not interfere with the event, AP pointed out.

In an interview for Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronot Orban rejected allegations that Hungary “is the most anti-Semitic country in the EU” and stressed that anti-Semitism would not be tolerated.

The strengthening of far-right movements and anti-Semitism across Europe and especially in Hungary, where more than 500,000 Jews were killed in the Holocaust, will be the main topic of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest.

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