Politics

Jewish protest held against far-right MP Gyongyosi

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November 27th, 2012 by David Ferenczy

David Ferenczy

Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Hundreds of people protest against an anti-Semitist speech by a far-right MP of the Jobbik Party, Marton Gyongyosi, in the Hungarian Parliament. Gyongyosi urged authorities to 'tally up' number of Jews who pose a 'national security risk'.

Jewish protest held against farright MP Gyongyosi

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A woman pin up a yellow star at protest against a far-right MP's anti-semitist speech.

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People wore yellow stars to protest against Marton Gyongyosi, a far-right MP's speech, at the Kossuth square in Budapest. They accused him of fearmongering in a country still struggling with the legacy of the Holocaust.

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Peter Daniel, a political activist and lawyer holds a placard saying "I'm a Jew". They accused him of fearmongering in a country still struggling with the legacy of the Holocaust.

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A Holocaust survivor shows his tattooed number at a protest beside Parliament, Budapest. They accused him of fearmongering in a country still struggling with the legacy of the Holocaust.

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A Holocaust surviver hands over a petition against anti-Semitism to a representative of the Hungarian Parliament. They accused him of fearmongering in a country still struggling with the legacy of the Holocaust.

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A Holocaust surviver gives a petition against anti-semitism to a representative of the Hungarian Parliament.

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People stand at a tram station beside the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest on a protest against a far right MP's anti-semitist speech.

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A Romani man holds a flag on a protest, beside the Hungarian Parliament, against far-right MP Gyongyosi. They accused him of fearmongering in a country still struggling with the legacy of the Holocaust.