▁that ▁" Last ▁week , ▁in ▁July , ▁media ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁M EP ▁[ S zeg edi ] ▁had ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁origin ▁for ▁longer ▁than ▁he ▁previously ▁stated . ▁Al leg edly , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁M EP ▁tried ▁to ▁stop ▁news ▁published ▁about ▁his ▁origin ▁by ▁offering ▁money ▁[ b ri be ], ▁which ▁the ▁M EP ▁categor ically ▁den ies . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁Job b ik ▁vice - pres ident ▁El od ▁Nov ak ▁to ▁call ▁for ▁Sz eg edi ' s ▁full ▁res ignation , ▁describing ▁the ▁M EP ' s ▁actions ▁as ▁a ▁' sp iral ▁of ▁lies ' ." ▁Job b ik ▁says ▁its ▁issue ▁is ▁the ▁sus pected ▁b ri ber y , ▁not ▁his ▁Jewish ▁roots . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁profession ▁of ▁J uda ism , ▁ ▁Sz eg edi ▁obtained ▁thousands ▁of ▁copies ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁book , ▁and ▁burn ed ▁them . ▁He ▁now ▁feels ▁that ▁Job b ik ▁offers ▁only ▁the ▁eu ph oria ▁of ▁hat red ▁to ▁ ▁people ▁who ▁are ▁in ▁desp air . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁European ▁Parliament ▁election ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁( bro ken ▁link , ▁Sep ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : B a ale i ▁t es hu va ▁Category : Ant is emit ism ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁Category : H