70 years after Nazi occupation, anti-Semitism still a problem in Hungary

[Behind the Aegis]

BUDAPEST, hungary • Seventy years ago this week, shortly after the German army invaded Hungary, thousands of Jews were prodded by bayonets and swords into the freezing waters of the River Danube.

But first, they were ordered to remove their shoes so that others could walk around in them.

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Unidentified vandals desecrated a Jewish cemetery this month in Tatabanya in northwest Hungary, daubing slogans such as “Stinking Jews” and “There was no Holocaust but there will be” on gravestones.

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Hungary’s far-right Jobbik Party last week held a pre-election rally in a former synagogue at Esztergom, 60 miles north of Budapest. Jewish demonstrators stood outside waving Star of David flags, calling Jobbik members “Nazis.”

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[Scootaloo]

1. Jobbik? Pretty standard for ethnic nationalists

Slobbering cretins one and all.

[atreides1]

2. And a NATO ally

...I think that the standard to becoming a NATO ally should be a little higher then you were a former Warsaw Pact country!

[dipsydoodle]

3. Sad to learn of that.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Would never have known without having seen your post. Thank you. n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

5. If you are interested....

‘‘The Story of the Jews With Simon Schama” premieres on PBS

He was on "Real Time" this past Friday and the show premieres this Tuesday (3/25).

[whathehell]

6. I hate to hear this..

WTF is wrong with people?