Hungarian Jewish Leaders Fear Attacks Leaders of the Hungarian Jewish Community have called on Jews to leave the country on the eve of a National holiday which will take place on March 15, fearing that extremist groups will organize anti-Semitic demonstrations that day. Tamir Glazer, a student at the medical institute in Budapest, has told the radio station �Galey Tsaxal� that there are constant demonstrations opposite the parliament building and extremists have distributed an anti Semitic petition in the underground. Not only Jews are concerned with anti-Semitism, Glazer remarks. Left-wing parties, including the ruling coalition of free socialists and democrats, have expressed concern at the growth of right wing extremism. There has been a wave of anti-Semitic statements and talk of � great Hungary � and � great Hungary for Hungarians �. The structure of these groups includes neo-Nazi elements. Glazer stated � They have drawn swastikas and SS symbols on my house�. Glazer, who lives 20 minutes from the parliament building also said that �This was six months ago and nobody has done anything to get rid of it� Peter Predmajer, the President of the Jewish community in Budapest, has told Israeli radio, that leaders of the community are afraid, that the Hungarian nationalists usualyl organize anti-Semitic demonstrations during national holidays, and they may attack Jews or Jewish establishments. Source: The Seventh Channel
Hungarian Jewish Leaders Fear Attacks
Tamir Glazer, a student at the medical institute in Budapest, has told the radio station �Galey Tsaxal� that there are constant demonstrations opposite the parliament building and extremists have distributed an anti Semitic petition in the underground.
Not only Jews are concerned with anti-Semitism, Glazer remarks. Left-wing parties, including the ruling coalition of free socialists and democrats, have expressed concern at the growth of right wing extremism. There has been a wave of anti-Semitic statements and talk of � great Hungary � and � great Hungary for Hungarians �. The structure of these groups includes neo-Nazi elements.
Glazer stated � They have drawn swastikas and SS symbols on my house�. Glazer, who lives 20 minutes from the parliament building also said that �This was six months ago and nobody has done anything to get rid of it�
Peter Predmajer, the President of the Jewish community in Budapest, has told Israeli radio, that leaders of the community are afraid, that the Hungarian nationalists usualyl organize anti-Semitic demonstrations during national holidays, and they may attack Jews or Jewish establishments.
Source: The Seventh Channel
