Should Jobbik be banned?

Left-wing columnists ponder whether the far-right party should be banned, after MP Márton Gyöngyösi's anti-Semitic slur, and also what one can expect from the radical party after the incident, which was condemned by all major political parties.

One day of unity against anti-Semitism

Columnists commenting on Sunday's anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and right-wing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.

Jewish magazine criticises liberals for opposing Rogán’s presence at anti-racist rally

Szombat (Sabbat) magazine welcomes the presence of Fidesz floor leader Antal Rogán at the demonstration organised in the wake of another anti-Semitic Speech by a far-right MP. (See BudaPost, November 28, 29, and December 1.) The Jewish magazine deplores the fact that some left-liberal authors oppose Mr Rogán’s presence.

Magyar Nemzet urges swifter action against anti-Semitism

The main pro-government daily castigates right-wing politicians for their mild reaction to an anti-Semitic speech by a Jobbik MP and calls on the government and the right wing in general “to wake up.”

All sides condemn Jobbik MP’s anti-Semitic speech: a day of rare party political unity against racism

Commentators unanimously condemn a speech by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi, who proposed a "survey of MPs and cabinet members of Jewish descent  who represent a risk to national security".