Dear Mr. Johannes Haindl, Your Excellency:
Mr. Michael Roth, the German Minister of State for Europe, indulged himself by uttering the following statement concerning Hungary:
“Growing antisemitism in Hungary was one of the factors contributing to the Article 7 case against Hungary.”
We’re used to Michael Roth’s vile, dishonest, and nefarious attacks and we try to do our best to refute these; that is of course, as best as one can respond to such uncouth and moronic political foaming at the mouth. But there are countless problems with these accusations of so-called antisemitism. Among these, the least of which is the pure lie that antisemitism motivated the Article 7 case launched against Hungary. It’s a lie, just like the accusation of antisemitism itself, and just about everything else this lowlife feels justified in condemning both Hungary and Poland of.
Alright, but after all this let’s take into account the facts!
On May 25, 2019 an article was published on Index that was referenced by most of Hungarian media. The article begins with the following statement:
“Felix Klein, the German Government Anti-Semitism Commissioner, warns Jewish people in the country to not wear kippahs due to rising concerns of antisemitism […].”
Perhaps it isn’t surprising that this caused quite a stir, in Hungary as well.
The article went on to elaborate:
“Journalist Michel Friedman, former conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) politician and former president of the European Jewish Congress, responded to Klein’s statement: the government has essentially admitted that they are incapable of protecting their Jewish citizens.
If a representative of the federal government officially informs the Jewish people that they are at risk of antisemitism and violence in Germany, it yields a dismal report on the status of German rule of law and political reality. – I recommend that everyone take this announcement very seriously because where Jewish people cannot live freely and safely, others will soon be next – warned Friedman.”