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On 17 March 2013 the Hungarian Human Resources Minister ] awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's most prestigious award for journalism, named after ].<ref name=paterson>{{cite news|last=Paterson|first=Tony|title=Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/hungarian-government-awards-tancsics-prize-for-journalism-to-notorious-antisemite-ferenc-szaniszlo-8538178.html|accessdate=24 March 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=17 March 2012}}</ref> Balog, a minister of conservative premier ]'s ]-Civic Union government, also gave awards to archeologist Kornél Bakay and to János Petrás, a singer in the rock band Kárpátia.<ref name=paterson /><ref name=salzmann>{{cite news|last=Salzmann|first=Marcus|title=Hungary: National award for notorious Anti-Semite|url=http://wsws.org/en/articles/2013/03/23/hung-m23.html|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|date=24 March 2013}}</ref> Bakay has maintained that Jesus was Hungarian and that the Jews were responsible for the slave trade during the Middle Ages; Petrás composed the anthem for the paramilitary wing of Hungary's radical nationalist ] Party.<ref name=paterson /><ref name=salzmann /> | ||
| Szaniszló has previously referred to Hungary's persecuted Roma minority as "apes" and suggested that he regards Jews as "garbage."<ref name=paterson /><ref name=jta>{{cite news|title=Hungarian journalist to return state honor, denies anti-semitism|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/hungarian-journalist-to-return-state-honor-denies-anti-semitism|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Haaretz|date=21 March 2013}}</ref> His receipt of the Táncsics award was immediately criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador Ilan Mor, and by U.S. ambassador Eleni Kounalakis.<ref name=paterson /><ref name=salzmann /> Over a dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest.<ref name=dunai /> | Szaniszló has previously referred to Hungary's persecuted Roma minority as "apes" and suggested that he regards Jews as "garbage."<ref name=paterson /><ref name=jta>{{cite news|title=Hungarian journalist to return state honor, denies anti-semitism|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/hungarian-journalist-to-return-state-honor-denies-anti-semitism|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Haaretz|date=21 March 2013}}</ref> His receipt of the Táncsics award was immediately criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador Ilan Mor, and by U.S. ambassador ].<ref name=paterson /><ref name=salzmann /> Over a dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest.<ref name=dunai /> | ||
| In response, and following a request by minister Balog, Szaniszló returned his award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that we was "a victim of machinations by ] and the ]."<ref name=jta /> Balog stated that Szaniszló's award "primarily intended to acknowledge" the media figure's previous work, and said that he only later learned of Szaniszló's racist remarks.<ref name=dunai /> | In response, and following a request by minister Balog, Szaniszló returned his award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that we was "a victim of machinations by ] and the ]."<ref name=jta /> Balog stated that Szaniszló's award "primarily intended to acknowledge" the media figure's previous work, and said that he only later learned of Szaniszló's racist remarks.<ref name=dunai /> | ||
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Ferenc Szaniszló (born 7 October, 1960) is a Hungarian right-wing media figure and a broadcaster for Echo TV, a pro-government television service in Hungary. In 2013 Szaniszló received Hungary's prestigious Táncsics journalism award, but returned it following criticism over anti-Semitic and anti-Roma remarks made on Hungarian national television.
Early career
Szaniszló was born in Csenger in 1960, and grew up in Csegöld and Fehérgyarmat, both in east Hungary. He attended University in Moscow, and was subsequently stationed there as an employee of the Hungarian daily paper Magyar Hírlap.
Working for Budapest television, Szaniszló reported on the collapse of the Soviet Union, and on the conflict between Serb and Hungarian speaking populations in Yugoslavia. Later, Szaniszló covered the Kosovo war in Serbia, interviewing Albanian villagers and political leaders.
Returned Táncsics award
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On 17 March 2013 the Hungarian Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's most prestigious award for journalism, named after Mihály Táncsics. Balog, a minister of conservative premier Viktor Orbán's Fidesz-Civic Union government, also gave awards to archeologist Kornél Bakay and to János Petrás, a singer in the rock band Kárpátia. Bakay has maintained that Jesus was Hungarian and that the Jews were responsible for the slave trade during the Middle Ages; Petrás composed the anthem for the paramilitary wing of Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik Party.
Szaniszló has previously referred to Hungary's persecuted Roma minority as "apes" and suggested that he regards Jews as "garbage." His receipt of the Táncsics award was immediately criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador Ilan Mor, and by U.S. ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis. Over a dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest.
In response, and following a request by minister Balog, Szaniszló returned his award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that we was "a victim of machinations by Israel and the United States." Balog stated that Szaniszló's award "primarily intended to acknowledge" the media figure's previous work, and said that he only later learned of Szaniszló's racist remarks.
Hungary's Holy Cross Radio quoted the president of the Jobbik Party, Gábor Vona, who stated that Szaniszló had won a "moral victory."
See also
References
- "Szaniszló kitüntetése legitimálja a gyűlöletkeltést" (in Hungarian). 14 March 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|site=ignored (help)("Awarding Szaniszló legitimizes incitement of hatred") - Szaniszlo, Ferenc (20 February 1989). "Yeltsin on restructuring and Soviet leaders". BBC.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Other reports on Croatia: Hungarian-populated village in Slavonia fighting Chetniks receives ultimatum". BBC. 11 July 1991.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - "Yugoslavia: Albanian leaders on negotiation positions, arms, tactics". BBC. 11 September 1998.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Paterson, Tony (17 March 2012). "Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo". The Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Salzmann, Marcus (24 March 2013). "Hungary: National award for notorious Anti-Semite". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Hungarian journalist to return state honor, denies anti-semitism". Haaretz. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
dunaiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - "Szaniszlo Ferenc returns the honor". Holy Cross Radio. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.