Jobbik: No to Israel's admission to the EU

Zoltan Balczo, Jobbik vice-president and the Hungarian Parliament's vice-chair

The Fidesz government stepped up its effort for the accession of Turkey and Israel to the European Union (EU). On Monday, Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi arrived in Israel for a two-day visit, while in Hungary, the Parliament voted for Israel's admission to the EU.

While the Fidesz majority in the Hungarian National Parliament voted in favour of the legislation to allow Israel to be tied closer to the EU, the Jobbik (Movement for a Better Hungary) Party voted against the motion.

Zoltan Balczo, speaking for Jobbik in the Parliament, emphasised the main concerns. Voting for the law, he explained, would mean the full liberalisation of settlement and the full integration of Israel's economy. The same rules would apply for the Israelis considering the free movement of goods, circulation of products, services and finance, freedom of businesses and settlements and access to public sources. It would mean that Simon Peres' statement from 2006 would become real when the Israeli President stated that "Israel is buying up Manhattan, Poland and Hungary".

Jobbik MP Zoltan Balczo who is the vice-president of the Hungarian Parliament also categorically rejected the outragous accusations of Fidesz politician Zsolt Nemeth.
Nemeth, who is the head of the foreign cabinet of the Fidesz-government made remarks during a plenary session, accusing Balczo of being an "anti-semite" for the simple reason of Jobbik's stand on the issue.

Balczo responded: "While knowing that we are not anti-semites, telling the truth will result in false labels that we will have to face."

Quite contrary to the suggested and alleged anti-semitism in Budapest and Hungary, the State of Israel enjoys current Hungarian government support. The above mentioned Foreign Minister Martonyi on his visit to Israel said that "Hungary's prospering Jewish community, which is regaining its identity, and Hungarian-speaking Israelis, of whom 15,000 have already been granted Hungarian citizenship, constitute important factors of profound historical friendship between the two nations."

Yes, the anti-semitic labels are wearing thin./http://www.jobbik.com/jobbik-announcements/3192.html3192.html