Hungary should withdraw a state journalism award given to a TV presenter whose station was fined in 2011 for making derogatory remarks about Gypsies and Jews, Israel’s ambassador said Monday.
Ambassador Ilan Mor said in a statement that Ferenc Szaniszlo’s award was given “to the wrong person for the very wrong reasons.”
“His ideas do not belong in a free and democratic society like the one in Hungary,” Mor said. “While Israel and Hungary are cooperating in fighting against anti-Semitism, such awards might cause (a) negative impression and lead us to the wrong direction.”
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