Last week, the brilliant Eva S. Balogh wrote here about the child-murderer Anders Breivik, and how he emailed Hungarian fascists with his crazy document.
She noted:
Breivik knows about the existence of three far-right parties or organizations: Magyar Igazság és Élet Pártja (MIÉP), Hatvannégy Vármegye Ifjúság Mozgalom (HVIM) and Jobbik. He is aware of Jobbik’s antisemitism and anti-Roma propaganda, and at one point in his writings he suggests that the best solution for the Roma problem in Europe would be the establishment of a country for them. A few days before the killing spree Breivik wrote e-mail to several far-right organizations all over Europe.
She mentions how Breivik emailed László Toroczkai’s HVIM outfit:
Among the recipients was László Toroczkai, the leader of HVIM, an openly revisionist group. In the e-mail Breivik called attention to his “study” published on the Internet under the title “2083.” Toroczkai doubts that he ever met Breivik. He further claims that he didn’t read the e-mail until after the event and that he hasn’t yet read the 1,500-page manifesto.
Norwegian website ABC Nyheter picks up on a message posted on HVIM’s forum:
Today on reading the 1500-page work, the fact clearly showed that although anti-immigrant, anti-Marxist, anti-Communist elements can be found in Breivik confusing theories, his ideology was focused on support for Israel and Zionism. Therefore we call upon Israel and all Jewish organizations in Hungary, to denounce Anders Behring Breivik! And call on brothers in the MSZP and Fidesz to distance themselves! To claim our momentum we will hold demonstrations outside the Israeli embassy (Budapest, II. Distr. Sting Street 8), Aug. 3 Wednesday, 11 am. We also want to hand over a petition in protest at this, and as evidence, passage in Breivik’s book will be read out, in which Israel and Zionism are given praise and support.
Everyone – who can come at this early time – welcome!
The general staff HVIM
I don’t know if the protest materialised, in the end.
Certainly HVIM are capable of drawing significant crowds, as illustrated in this photo:
HVIM’s logic is worth examining though.
It is eerily similar, to that of Ellie Merton, leader of Waltham Forest Palestine Solidarity Campaign, who has pushed the idea that Breivik was working on behalf of the Israeli government.
