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US, Jewish leaders condemn Hungary far-right for protest

By REUTERS

NOVEMBER 7, 2013 18:00

BUDAPEST - The United States on Thursday strongly condemned a far-right party for unveiling a statue of wartime leader Miklos Horthy, who allied Hungary with Nazi Germany, an event which stoked concerns about a wave of anti-Semitism in the country.

The Jobbik party unveiled the statue on Sunday in Budapest.

"Those who organized and participated in the event, including members of Hungary's parliament, promoted not only their own intolerance, but also a dramatically negative image of Hungary," the US embassy said in an e-mailed statement.

"Although the significant number of counter-demonstrators showed there is strong opposition to the organizers' views, and members of the Hungarian government have expressed disapproval, an event such as this requires swift, decisive, unequivocal condemnation by Hungary's highest ranking leaders," the statement said.

The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's center-right Fidesz party has acknowledged Hungarians had a role in the Holocaust and pledged a policy of zero tolerance against racial hatred and anti-Semitism.

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