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On 14 March 2013<ref name=index /> the Hungarian Human Resources Minister ] awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, one of Hungary's highest state awards for journalism, named after ].<ref name=euro>{{cite news|title=Hungarian government awards prize to far-right journalist|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/18/web-hungarian-government-awards-prize-to-far-right-journalist/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Euronews|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=hersh>{{cite news|last=Hershfeld|first=Rachel|title=Racist Hungarian Journalist Returns State Prize|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166451#.UVORkb8eNzo|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Arutz Sheva|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=thorpe>{{cite news|last=Thorpe|first=Nick|title=Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><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> On 14 March 2013<ref name=index /> the Hungarian Human Resources Minister ] awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's highest state award for journalism, named after ].<ref name=euro>{{cite news|title=Hungarian government awards prize to far-right journalist|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/03/18/web-hungarian-government-awards-prize-to-far-right-journalist/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Euronews|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=hersh>{{cite news|last=Hershfeld|first=Rachel|title=Racist Hungarian Journalist Returns State Prize|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/166451#.UVORkb8eNzo|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=Arutz Sheva|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=thorpe>{{cite news|last=Thorpe|first=Nick|title=Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21834834|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=BBC|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><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> A dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest, due to Szaniszló's history of controvery including a 2011 incident which resulted in a government fine over, according to ''The Independent'', "anti-"Semitic outbursts and his detrimental remarks about the country’s ostracised Roma minority."<ref name=paterson/><ref name=dunai>{{cite news|last=Dunai|first=Martin|title=Hungary asks reporter to return award over anti-Semitism row|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=21 March 2013}}</ref>


Szaniszló has previously suggested that he regards Jews as "garbage," and referred to ] as "human monkeys."<ref name=paterson /><ref name=guard>{{cite news|last=Phillips|first=Leigh|title=International: EU is turning a blind eye to discrimination against Roma, say human rights groups|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/30/european-union-roma-human-rights|accessdate=29 April 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=31 July 2010}}</ref><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> Szaniszló's receipt of the award was criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador ], and by U.S. ambassador ].<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> Conversely, Jobbik Party president ] stated that Szaniszló had won a "moral victory" in an interview with Hungary's ''Szent Korona Rádió'' (Holy Crown Radio).<ref name=szent>{{cite news|title=Szaniszlo Ferenc returns the honor|url=http://szentkoronaradio.com/belfold/2013_03_21_szaniszlo-ferenc-visszaadta-a-kitunteteset|accessdate=25 March 2013|newspaper=Holy Crown Radio|date=21 March 2013}}</ref>


Balog responded with an open letter to Szaniszló stating:
According to critics, the ] has courted far right voters since its victory in the ] that saw the ], often described as fascistic, win 17% of the national vote. Socialist opposition MP ] called the award a political calculation seeking "the applause of the extreme right," a criticism raised by some European newspapers.<ref name=thorpe /><ref name="levi">{{cite news|last=Levi|first=Jonathan|title=Politics Spills Onto Stage in Budapest|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/arts/05iht-angels05.html|accessdate=27 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=4 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="ozsvath">{{cite news|last=Ozsvath|first=Stephan|title=Antisemitischer TV-Moderator gibt Staatspreis zurück|url=http://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/ungarn418.html|accessdate=27 July 2013|newspaper=Tagesschau|date=21 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=fluck>{{cite news|last=Flückiger|first=Paul|title=Ungarn ehrt antisemitischen Journalisten|url=http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/ferenc-szaniszlo-ungarn-ehrt-antisemitischen-journalisten/7943088.html|accessdate=27 July 2013|newspaper=Der Tagesspiegel|date=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="sudd">{{cite news|title=Regierung verleiht Orden an antisemitischen Journalisten|url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/rechtskonservative-in-ungarn-regierung-verleiht-orden-an-antisemitischen-journalist-1.1626414|accessdate=27 July 2013|newspaper=Suddeutsche Zeitung|date=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="thedrel">{{cite news|last=Thedrel|first=Arielle|title=Hongrie : Viktor Orban met l'extrême droite à l'honneur|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2013/03/18/01003-20130318ARTFIG00412-hongrie-viktor-orban-met-l-extreme-droite-a-l-honneur.php|accessdate=27 July 2013|newspaper=Le Monde|date=18 March 2013}}</ref><ref name=salzmann /><ref name="tarquini">{{cite news|last=Tarquini|first=Andrea|title=Orban decora tre razzisti antisemiti dall'Ungheria nuova sfida all'Europa|url=http://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2013/03/17/news/decorati_orban-54775715/|accessdate=27 July 2013|newspaper=La Repubblica|date=17 March 2013}}</ref>


<blockquote>I primarily intended to acknowledge the work you once did as a foreign affairs correspondent reporting from the former Soviet area and the war in the Balkans ... Only after I made the decision about the award was I informed about your assertions in the past few years, which I cannot identify with as they go against the values that I and the government represent.<ref name=dunai/></blockquote>
Szaniszló's 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>{{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> A dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest.<ref name=dunai>{{cite news|last=Dunai|first=Martin|title=Hungary asks reporter to return award over anti-Semitism row|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-hungary-journalist-idUSBRE92J0AD20130320|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=21 March 2013}}</ref> In response, and following a request by minister Balog, Szaniszló returned his award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that he 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 /> On 22 March Balog wrote to the Ambassador of the United States, stating that he had immediately admitted his mistake in honoring Szaniszló; he countered that the Government of the United States had made the same error as Hungary in preparing to honor Egyptian ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.magyarhirlap.hu/balog-a-kettos-merce-az-usa-nak-art}}</ref> The Ambassador said she was pleased to see that Minister Balog had corrected his mistake.<ref>http://www.eletmenete.hu/megnyilt-az-elet-menete-alapitvany-klubja-budapesten.html</ref>


Responding to the incident, Jobbik Party president ] stated that Szaniszló had won a "moral victory" in an interview with Hungary's ''Szent Korona Rádió'' (Holy Crown Radio).<ref name=szent>{{cite news|title=Szaniszlo Ferenc returns the honor|url=http://szentkoronaradio.com/belfold/2013_03_21_szaniszlo-ferenc-visszaadta-a-kitunteteset|accessdate=25 March 2013|newspaper=Holy Crown Radio|date=21 March 2013}}</ref> Szaniszló later agreed to return the award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that he was "a victim of machinations by Israel and the United States", adding, "I exposed the truth about September 11, about the Kennedy murder, about Diana’s murder, and that pains them."<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>


==References== ==References==

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Ferenc Szaniszló (born 7 October 1960) is a Hungarian right-wing media figure and a former broadcaster for Echo TV, a conservative television service in Hungary. In 2013 Szaniszló received the Táncsics Journalism Award for his earlier work, including reports on the fall of the Soviet Union and the Yugoslav Wars, but returned it following criticism over anti-Semitic and anti-Roma remarks broadcast nationally on Echo TV.

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.

In Hungary, Szaniszló worked as an editor for Duna TV news between 2005-2007. Since 2008 he has worked for the television chain Echo TV, a "favorite forum among Hungarian neofascists" according to Le Monde. Following the Ajka alumina plant accident in October 2010, Szaniszló claimed that the incident was caused by the International Monetary Fund, and bombing by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Returned Táncsics award

Roma minority in Hungary (census 2001), by localities

On 14 March 2013 the Hungarian Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog awarded Szaniszló the Táncsics award, Hungary's highest state award for journalism, named after Mihály Táncsics. A dozen former recipients of the Táncsics returned their awards in protest, due to Szaniszló's history of controvery including a 2011 incident which resulted in a government fine over, according to The Independent, "anti-"Semitic outbursts and his detrimental remarks about the country’s ostracised Roma minority."

Szaniszló's receipt of the award was criticized by Hungarian and international media, by the Israeli ambassador Ilan Mor, and by U.S. ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis. Conversely, Jobbik Party president Gábor Vona stated that Szaniszló had won a "moral victory" in an interview with Hungary's Szent Korona Rádió (Holy Crown Radio).

Balog responded with an open letter to Szaniszló stating:

I primarily intended to acknowledge the work you once did as a foreign affairs correspondent reporting from the former Soviet area and the war in the Balkans ... Only after I made the decision about the award was I informed about your assertions in the past few years, which I cannot identify with as they go against the values that I and the government represent.

Szaniszló later agreed to return the award. He denied the charge of racism and stated that he was "a victim of machinations by Israel and the United States", adding, "I exposed the truth about September 11, about the Kennedy murder, about Diana’s murder, and that pains them."

References

  1. ^ "Szaniszló kitüntetése legitimálja a gyűlöletkeltést" [Awarding Szaniszló legitimizes incitement of hatred]. index.hu (in Hungarian). 14 March 2013.
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  8. Hershfeld, Rachel (21 March 2013). "Racist Hungarian Journalist Returns State Prize". Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  9. Thorpe, Nick (18 March 2013). "Anger in Hungary at prize for 'anti-Semitic' reporter". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  10. ^ Paterson, Tony (17 March 2012). "Hungarian government awards Tancsics prize for journalism to notorious anti-Semite Ferenc Szaniszlo". The Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
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  12. Salzmann, Marcus (24 March 2013). "Hungary: National award for notorious Anti-Semite". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
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