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At a time when all the anti-Semites of the world parade their deep hatred of the Jewish people in a disguise of anti-Israelism, anti-Zionism or whatever else they decide to call it next to rally all the ignoramuses around the planet, Hungary says it like it is: “We hate Jews”!
To be sure, they are most definitely not the only European country showing signs of disdain for the Jewish people and Israel but they are one of the most vocal and creatively engaged to impair, demonize and even ostracize them.
Additionally, not everybody in Hungary or its government is anti-Semitic, yet Jewish hatred comes from several fronts and shows us a shift or a certain evolution in the New anti-Semitism, creating a hybrid of both old and new.
Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party (Movement for a Better Hungary) that was founded in 2003 out of a gathering of Catholic and Protestant Youth is a source of great concern (Christendom doesn’t need any more bad rep when it comes to the persecution of Jewish people). In their 2010 elections, the Jobbik Party garnered 17% of the votes (more than the Socialists). This is the first Extreme Right victory of that size since Nazi Germany. They describe themselves as conservative, patriotic and Christian, somewhat reminiscent of the Nazi Party that went from 60 members in 1920 to 8.5 million in 1945. They target Jews and Gypsies.
In November of 2012, Marton Gyongyosi, a prominent deputy of the party, proposed that Hungarian Jews be “accounted for” because of the “high risk” they pose to Hungary. Last time Jews were accounted for, they ended-up on the countless lists of places such as Bergen-Belsen, Dachau, and Auschwitz, but the counting didn’t stop there and six million perished. One of them was my grandfather Maurice.
Prior to that, in July of 2012, some 57 graves were desecrated in a Hungarian Jewish cemetery. This makes me wonder why this mostly happens to Jewish graves around the world and is often categorized as “vandalism”. While I agree that it is vandalism, let’s call a spade a spade and have enough chutzpah to call it anti-Semitism when we witness it. Additionally, Holocaust Memorial monuments were also defaced in 2009 and 2012. Not to mention the myriad of anti-Semitic graffiti.
The situation is so grave in Hungary that the World Jewish Congress (WJC) that usually meets every four years in Jerusalem, decided to meet in Budapest for 2013 in support for the concerned Jewish community of over 100,000. This was quite an unusual move of support, but was it an overreaction from an over-sensitive Jewish community? Well, considering that Jobbik members had a rally (protected by Hungarian court) outside the JWC meeting place where statements like: “Only a show of strength is effective against the unscrupulous Zionist advance” were made by Marton Gyongyosi, you tell me! Statements like this are straight from the 1930s.
The rally against the WJC was very troublesome and is without a doubt a sign of the renewed strength and arrogance of neo-nazis in Europe. What used to be a taboo fringe group that most people ignored in the decades after WWII, is coming back full force. This is at the core of this hybrid Newer Anti-Semitism that now has the beast of Jewish hatred attacking from all fronts. What do you expect when the Enemy (Satan) is behind it all?
I wish that Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban had been more precise in his statement of support to the Jewish community and his position to fight anti-Semitism in Hungary. He had plenty of opportunities to name people and specific events, but he chose to remain vague, and that to me is a sign of weakness that could further benefit those who want to destroy the Jews.
Yet, in a day when all countries and people who hate the Jews and Israel pretend that they are anything but anti-Semitic, you cannot blame Hungary for being vague or hypocritical. In essence, the cry of the Jobbik Party and many Hungarians is “We hate Jews”. They are very clear!
At least Hungarian Jews KNOW where they stand and if I was one of them, I would stand anywhere but in Hungary.
I will bless them who bless you and I will curse him who curses you. (Genesis 12:3)
The situation is so grave in Hungary that the World Jewish Congress (WJC) that usually meets every four years in Jerusalem, decided to meet in Budapest for 2013 in support for the concerned Jewish community of over 100,000. This was quite an unusual move of support, but was it an overreaction from an over-sensitive Jewish community? Well, considering that Jobbik members had a rally (protected by Hungarian court) outside the JWC meeting place where statements like: “Only a show of strength is effective against the unscrupulous Zionist advance” were made by Marton Gyongyosi, you tell me! Statements like this are straight from the 1930s.
The rally against the WJC was very troublesome and is without a doubt a sign of the renewed strength and arrogance of neo-nazis in Europe. What used to be a taboo fringe group that most people ignored in the decades after WWII, is coming back full force. This is at the core of this hybrid Newer Anti-Semitism that now has the beast of Jewish hatred attacking from all fronts. What do you expect when the Enemy (Satan) is behind it all?
I wish that Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban had been more precise in his statement of support to the Jewish community and his position to fight anti-Semitism in Hungary. He had plenty of opportunities to name people and specific events, but he chose to remain vague, and that to me is a sign of weakness that could further benefit those who want to destroy the Jews.
Yet, in a day when all countries and people who hate the Jews and Israel pretend that they are anything but anti-Semitic, you cannot blame Hungary for being vague or hypocritical. In essence, the cry of the Jobbik Party and many Hungarians is “We hate Jews”. They are very clear!
At least Hungarian Jews KNOW where they stand and if I was one of them, I would stand anywhere but in Hungary.
I will bless them who bless you and I will curse him who curses you. (Genesis 12:3)
So interesting. Thank you for this report. Seems most “news” agencies are strictly covering certain issues or avoiding issues completely. Your way of covering “what is happening” is essential for all of us who seek truth telling in the media. Thanks Olivier.
Keep up the good work of making truth known!
What about a fast-tracked aliyah for the Hungarian Jews before they become a statistic?
How tragic this ongoing development of anti-Semitism in the last several years–has humanity forgot so quickly the horror of the Holocaust? Anti-Semitism is a demon-inspired movement.