Pope Francis calls for an end to antisemitism during a trip to Hungary, warning that prejudice against Jewish people is a 'fuse that must not be allowed to burn.'
, who is Jewish, in an anti-immigration campaign. At the time, he rejected calls from the Jewish community to take the posters down.aimed at forcing a university founded by Soros out of the country, despite widespread condemnation both at home and abroad. Orban had claimed that the Central European University violated regulations in awarding diplomas, an allegation that the school rejected.
: “We are fighting an enemy that is different from us...Not open, but hiding; not straightforward but crafty; not honest but base; not national but international; does not believe in working but speculates with money; does not have its own homeland but feels it owns the whole world.” Orban has repeatedly rejected accusations of antisemitism. In May he said they were"ridiculous" and he called Hungary a"more than fair and correct country in that respect," according to Reuters.
The prime minister has also maintained that Jews should feel safe under his government, which he said had"zero tolerance" for antisemitism.John Thys / Pool via Reuters file After meeting Francis, Orban wrote on Facebook that he had asked him"not to let Christian Hungary perish."from Jews in many European countries. The organization said Jews in Europe were feeling"increasingly unsafe," in the midst of reports of synagogues being defaced and attacked.
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