Győző Istóczy | |
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| Born | Győző Istóczy (1842-11-07)7 November 1842 |
| Died | 9 January 1915(1915-01-09) (aged 72) |
| Citizenship | Hungarian |
| Known for | Antisemitic politician |
| Political party | National Antisemitic Party |
Győző Istóczy (7 November 1842,Szentkereszt – 9 January 1915,Budapest) was aHungarian nationalist politician and lawyer in the second half of the 19th century. Hisantisemitic views were flagrant during his political career.
He was born inSzentkereszt (today:Táplánszentkereszt,Vas County) on 7 November 1842. He finished his secondary studies inSzombathely. He graduated from theUniversity of Vienna andUniversity of Budapest. After graduating Law he became deputy recorder of the county. He was appointed judge of the County Court in 1868.
In 1878, during his "Palestine speech" before parliament, Istóczy for Jewish immigration from Eastern Europe to be curbed and for Jewish settlement inOttoman Palestine to create an independentJewish state.[1]
He became a member of theDiet of Hungary in 1872 as a member of the Deák Party and representedRum District until 1892. After the merger of the Deák Party and the Centre Left in 1875, he joined the newly formed Liberal Party. However, he left the group soon and became a non-partisan MP. In 1880 he founded the Alliance of Non-Jews and edited theanti-Semitic journalTizenkét röpirat ("Twelve pamphlets").
During theTiszaeszlár blood libel (murder of the girl Eszter Solymosi) in 1882, Géza Ónody, the representative ofTiszaeszlár in the Hungarian Parliament, and Istóczy proposed the expulsion of theJews in the House of Representatives, and excited the public against the local Jews, resulting in a number of violent acts and pogroms. Despite the victim Eszter Solymosi having probably been a victim of a sexual aggression (pedophilia), they spread the charge that the Jews killed the girl in order to use her blood at the approachingPassover (April 4). After the trial Istóczy founded the National Antisemitic Party based on theGermanChristian Social Party. They gained 17 mandates in the 1884 elections. His party split up in 1885 but they still entered the legislature during the 1887 elections. Soon after the National Antisemitic Party finally collapsed. After 1892 he retired from politics.
Istóczy became a model for the subsequentfar right parties and movements.
