Hungarian political unrest spurs anti-Semitism

Hungary’s leader warned of rising anti-Semitism. Prime Minister
Ferenc Gyurcsany said in an interview published over the weekend that
the hatred of Jews in Hungary has reached new heights since a wave of
anti-government protests last year. “I have to say that there have never
been so many anti-Semitic remarks as now,” Gyurcsany told Britain’s Times
newspaper. Hungary’s left-leaning government was disgraced in September
after it was revealed to have lied about the economy in order to win the previous election. Gyurcsany said that during the resulting demonstrations, protesters tried to blame Jewish politicians, apparently with the
encouragement of right-wing opposition members. “There is something horrible
happening,” said Gyurcsany, whose wife is of Jewish descent.