Objections to Márki-Zay’s latest anti-Semitic comments

While trying to dispel accusations of anti-Semitism, Péter Márki-Zay once gain managed to utter an anti-Jewish statement. During his regular, Sunday night video check-in, he announced that he does not object to the origins or sexual orientation of anyone in Fidesz, but there are a few Jews among them, though few. Numerous politicians, organizations and left-liberal actors responded to Márki-Zay’s latest anti-Semitic ramblings.

Budapest, 2021. október 23. Márki-Zay Péter az ellenzék közös miniszterelnök-jelöltje beszédet mond az ellenzéki pártok Egységben a szabad Magyarországért! címmel tartott megemlékezésén, az Andrássy úton az 1956-os forradalom és szabadságharc 65. évfordulóján, 2021. október 23-án. MTI/Szigetváry Zsolt Fotó: Szigetváry Zsolt Forrás: MTI

And of course, a Fidesz liar tried to make me out to be an anti-Semite in an Israeli newspaper, believe it or not

– said the left’s PM candidate in response to the article in his Sunday night video.

Márki-Zay then said that he objects to the “theft” in Fidesz, not their sexual orientation or origins. He then said, “There actually are a few Jews in the Fidesz party, only a few though. I know one for sure, I really respect him.”

Memorably, after the Pegasus scandal, Márki-Zay posted a photo of Viktor Orbán in front of a menorah. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich and György Gábor also spoke out against this.