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AHF Members React to Anti-Semitic Statement by a Hungarian far-right politician urging the government to draw up lists of Jews who pose a "national security risk."11/28/2012 - AHF Members React to Anti-Semitic Statement by a Hungarian far-right politician urging the government to draw up lists of Jews who pose a "national security risk." AHF applauds the government for promptly condemning the statement and speaking out against "extremist, racist, anti-Semitic voices of any kind."

The statement sent to appears in full below:

Kövér László, a Magyar Országgyulés Elnöke!

Mi, az Egyesült Államokban és Kanadában élő magyarok és magyarul beszélők, politikai meggyőződésre való tekintet nélkül a leghatározottabban tiltakozunk az ellen, hogy Gyöngyösi Márton Jobbikos képviselő rasszista hozzászólását a magyar országgyulés tagjai a november 26-i ülésen pisszenés nélkül fogadták. Emlékeztetjük a honatyákat arra, hogy Magyarország becsületéről van szó; nem akarunk szégyenkezni szülőhazánk miatt.

Kérjük az Elnök urat és képviselő társait, hogy az eddiginél határozottabban ítéljenek el nyilvánosan minden fajta rasszista uszítást.

Tisztelettel,

István Deák, New York NY
Melitta Abraham,Toronto ON
Andreas Abraham, Chevy Chase MD
Christopher Adam, Ottawa ON
Gergely Baics, New York NY
Eva S. Balogh, Bethany CT
Anna Bayer, Washington DC
David Balazs Beleznay, Toronto ON
Viktor Beelik, Zephyr Cove NV
Bela Bognar, Dayton OH
April Bognar, Dayton OH
Gyula Bognár Jr., Los Angeles CA
Holly Case, Ithaca NY
Gina Csanyi-Robah, Toronto ON
Frank T. Csongos, Fairfax VA
Emőke Danyi, Toronto ON
Bryan Dawson, Washington DC
Charles Farkas, Chappaqua NY
Donka Farkas, Santa Cruz CA
Peter Farkas, Santa Cruz CA
Gabriel Farkas, Portland OR
Erika Farkas, Toronto ON
Ferenc Felkai, Toronto ON
Lizou Fenyvesi, Washington DC
Charles Fenyvesi, Washington DC
Robert Frank, Cleveland OH
Tibor Frank, Toronto ON
László Fülöp, Minnespolis MN
Robert Gabor, Chevy Chase MD
Péter Gács, Boston MA
Vera Gara, Ottawa ON
George Gara, Ottawa ON
Janos Gertler, Washington DC
Susan Glanz, New York NY
András Göllner, Montreal QC
Cathy Gulkin, Toronto ON
Robert Halasz, New York NY
László Hámos, New York NY
Paul Hanebrink, New York NY
Stevan Harnad, Montreal QC
Ágnes Hegyi, Washington DC
Bálint Kacsóh, Macon GA
Vera Kadar, Ottawa ON
Gena Kadar, Los Angeles CA
Paul Kadar, Toronto ON
Marlene Kadar, Toronto ON
Arpad Kadarkay, Lakewood WA
András Kiséry, New York NY
Andras Koerner, New York NY
Laszlo Korbuly, Sarasota FL
Ferenc Korompai, Temple TX
Éva Kossuth, Vancouver BC
Frank Koszorus, Jr., Washington DC
Laszlo Kovacs, Washington DC
Edith Lauer, Cleveland OH
Béla Lipták, Stanford CT
Gabor Lukacs, Halifax NS
Gergely Lukacs, Montreal QC
Zoltan Maros, Toronto ON
Leslie Megyeri, Washington DC
György Mező, Windermere FL
Miklos Muller, New York NY
Leslie Murray, Milton MA
Norman Nawrocki, Montreal QC
Laszlo Jakab Orsos, New York NY
George Pick, Washington DC
Anna Porter, Toronto ON
Andrew Romay, New York, NY
Iván Sanders, New York NY
Tibor Schatteles, Ottawa ON
Ágnes Schatteles, Ottawa ON
Agatha Schwartz Ottawa ON
Julia Sonnevend, New York NY
Ágnes Sylvester Fülöp, Minneapolis MN
Judith Szapor, Montreal QC
Katalin Teleki, Washington DC
Maximilian N. Teleki, Washington DC
Barna Toekes, Mason MI
Stephen Vajtay, Jr., Somerset NJ
Charles Vamossy, New York NY
Julius Varallyay, Washington DC
Eva Anna Vas, Washington DC
Fruzsina Veress, Needham MA
Gábor Vermes, New York NY
Judy Young, Ottawa ON
Csaba Zoltani, Lutherville MD

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