Sunday, May 31, 2015

Hungary: Jobbik blames 'Israeli pressure' for mandatory Holocaust class


Via politics.hu:
The introduction of a mandatory class on the history of the Holocaust is “counterproductive, professionally flawed and a dangerous precedent”, the far-right Jobbik party said. Earlier this week, Péter Pázmány Catholic University said it would introduce a mandatory class on the history of the Holocaust from September. Gergely Farkas, the head of Jobbik’s youth arm, said in a statement that it was “likely” the university was acting on “pressure from Israel”. Farkas said the announcement had “caused a stir” at the university, adding that it was possible “the university could lose a number of applicants in the near future”.  more

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