Polina Garaev, i24news.tv
Image from article, with caption: Followers of the radical nationalist Jobbik party attend the commemoration of the 1848 uprising against the Hapsburg rule in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, March 15, 2015.
The populist far-right party Jobbik could make significant gains in the upcoming elections
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Less than six months before Hungary holds parliamentary elections, politicians, experts, and representatives of the Jewish community gathered in Budapest to debate whether, in 2017, Jews are safe in Europe, and in Hungary in particular.The high-level meeting was organized by The Action and Protection Foundation (TEV) and was hosted by Hungarian interior minister Sándor Pintér.
Fear that the populist far-right party Jobbik could make significant gains in the upcoming vote dominated discussion, as they stand to become the second largest political force in Hungary despite a history of forthright anti-Semitism.The ultra-nationalist group has openly vilified Jews, gays and foreigners. In 2014, chairman Gabor Vona vowed in an interview to “immediately resign if somebody found out I had Jewish ancestry.” ...
Eli Hazan, director of foreign affairs for Israel’s ruling Likud party, said that despite their repositioning, Jobbik’s rise to power would undoubtedly impact relations with Hungary.“We cannot work with anti-Semites and we don't like Jobbik,” Hazan told i24NEWS. “This is an anti-Semite party. We see the leadership, we see the members. They don't like Israel and they don't like Jews.”
Hazan said that Israel will continue to engage in “public diplomacy” and work with Hungary’s mainstream parties to dismantle the rise of the far-right. ...
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