"In Hungary there will be no mosques" says leading party member

Voice of Europe
Sat, 11 Nov 2017 10:59 UTC

The leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group, Gergely Gulyás, said in a TV interview that there will be no mosques in the country.

He made his statement after questions on Hungarian national TV about the New York terror attack. Gulyas is an important member of prime minister Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party.

He said for example:

"In the case of Islam, national security issues must be considered, because if someone is not doing that, then they can just make regretful statements about radicalization and many such large terror attacks could happen."

Comment: Naturally, Europe is worried about Islamic extremism within its borders. Europeans should understand, however, that if their governments, as well as those of the US, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Israel, had not covertly supported, financed and encouraged radical groups, these would have become extinct on their own by now. Furthermore, without the chaos they produce in the Middle East (witness Syria), immigration and refugees would be much less of a problem in Europe. Considering the above, is the absence of mosques in the 'old continent' going to solve anything?