(5 May 2013) SHOTLIST
1. Pan of president of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder (blue tie), and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (orange tie) arriving at congress
2. Mid of guests talking
3. Wide of people sitting at table, other guests standing around
4. Wide of Israeli flag on screens, UPSOUND: Israeli national anthem
5. Mid of table, tilt up to people talking
6. Mid of Orban talking
7. Wide of guests
8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ronald Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress: ++INCLUDES CUTAWAY OF MEDIA++
"When Hungarian Jews are attacked by fanatics, they look for the unequivocal support of their government and of their authorities. It's the authorities themselves who can stop this. Hungarian Jews, Mr. Prime Minister, need you to take on these dark forces. They need you to be proactive. They need your leadership in the fight. They need you to send a message to the entire population that intolerance will not be tolerated."
9. Wide of audience clapping
10. Wide of Lauder and Orban shaking hands on podium, UPSOUND: applause
11. SOUNDBITE: (Hungarian) Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister:
"Let's speak clearly: disappointment, anger, hate, are on the rise. In this situation, it's important to say clearly that anti-Semitism is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated."
12. Mid of Lauder is listening to speech
13. Wide exterior of Royal Castle of Budapest
14. Wide exterior of Intercontinental Hotel where congress is taking place
15. Mid of security camera
16. Wide of security officer checking arriving car
17. Wide of closed pavement
18. Mid of policemen on street
19. Mid pan from police car to sniffer dog checking another car
20. Mid of Hungarian and Israeli flags
STORYLINE
Hungary's prime minister told an international assembly of Jews on Sunday that his government has declared "zero tolerance" on anti-Semitism.
Addressing the opening session of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that anti-Semitism was on the rise both in Europe and Hungary, attributing it partly to the economic crisis affecting the region.
Ronald Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, asked Orban to confront "dark forces" such as the far-right Jobbik party, the country's third biggest political force, whose politicians in parliament have made numerous anti-Semitic statements.
"It's important to say clearly that anti-Semitism is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated," Orban told some 600 delegates at the meeting.
While delegates applauded some parts of Orban's speech on Sunday, the WJC was also quick to express its disappointment that he had not specifically talked about Jobbik.
"We regret that Mr. Orban did not address any recent anti-Semitic or racist incidents in the country, nor did he provide sufficient reassurance that a clear line has been drawn between his government and the far-right fringe," the WJC said in a statement.
Orban's government, which has been criticised by the European Union and the United States for weakening democratic standards by, for example, overriding court decisions with its two-thirds majority in parliament, has recently tightened laws on hate speech and has banned the use of Nazi and communist symbols in certain instances.
On Saturday, Jobbik leaders denounced the WJC, whose plenary session was being held outside Israel only for the second time since 1966 to focus attention on rising anti-Semitism in Hungary and across the continent.
Jobbik won nearly 17 percent of the vote in the 2010 elections.
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