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Hungary pledges to crack down on antisemitism

October 2, 2013 14:27

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

1 min read

The deputy prime minister of Hungary, Tibor Navarcsics, has promised that his country will no longer tolerate antisemitism.

Hungary has one of the largest and oldest Jewish communities in Europe but has seen a steady rise in antisemitic incidents.

This year, the world Jewish Congress asked Hungary to do more to combat the problem.

Mr Navarcsics said on Tuesday at a conference on European antisemitism: "We cannot allow, especially knowing our own responsibility, antisemitism to gain strength in Hungary."

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