Israel Marks 70th Anniversary of First Diplomatic Outpost
WARSAW, Poland — Israel marked the 70th anniversary of its first diplomatic mission as a new nation Tuesday with a re-enactment in the city that hosted the outpost — Warsaw, Poland.
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Israeli Mayor Refuses to Deliver Speech Censured Under Poland’s Holocaust Law
TEL AVIV – A joint Israeli-Polish Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Poland was canceled after the country’s authorities tried to censor the speech of an Israeli mayor that apparently contained references to Polish participation in atrocities committed during the war.
Argentine Newspaper First Target of Polish Holocaust Law
TEL AVIV – An Argentinian newspaper has become the first victim of Poland’s contentious Holocaust legislation, which took effect on Thursday despite pressure from Israel.
U.S. State Department Report: Poles Treated Jews As Badly As Nazis During German Occupation
TEL AVIV – A declassified 1946 State Department report documents there was evidence of Poles having “persecuted the Jews as vigorously as did the Germans during the occupation” from 1939 to 1945, and further testifies to widespread antisemitism in the
Polish Officials Expected in Israel to Discuss Controversial Holocaust Law
TEL AVIV – An official delegation from Poland will arrive in Israel in the coming days to reach an understanding on the controversial bill which criminalizes blaming the eastern European country for any Holocaust-related crimes, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Saturday.
‘Outrageous’: Netanyahu Slams Polish Prime Minister’s Claim Jews Helped Perpetrate the Holocaust
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday slammed Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki’s “outrageous” remark that Jews helped perpetrate the Holocaust, saying that the comment highlighted the Polish prime minister’s insensitivity.
U.S. ‘Disappointed’ by Polish President’s Authorization of Holocaust Bill
TEL AVIV – The U.S. on Tuesday said it was “disappointed” that Poland’s President Andrzej Duda authorized a bill that would make it illegal to blame Poland for any Holocaust-related crimes.
Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s Visit to Poland Nixed As President Announces He Will Sign Controversial Holocaust Bill
TEL AVIV – Poland cancelled a scheduled visit to the country by Education Minister Naftali Bennett after he made comments charging the European nation with complicity in the murder of Jews during the Holocaust, Bennett claimed Monday evening.
Poland’s President ‘Flabbergasted’ by ‘Violent, Unfavorable’ Israeli Reaction to Holocaust Bill
TEL AVIV – Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said Monday he was “flabbergasted” by Israel’s “violent and very unfavorable reaction” to a controversial bill that would make it illegal to blame Poland for any Holocaust-related crimes.
Warsaw Indicates Refusal to Change Holocaust Bill Despite Talks with Jerusalem
TEL AVIV – Poland on Monday indicated that it may not make amendments to a bill that would make it illegal to blame Poland for any Holocaust-related crimes, despite a discussion between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Polish counterpart, Mateusz Morawiecki, following Israeli outrage.
Israeli Schools Step up Education on Poland’s Holocaust Role Amid Controversial Polish Bill
TEL AVIV – Poland’s deputy ambassador to Israel received a dressing down at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Sunday over new legislation in his country that would make it illegal to blame Poland for any Holocaust-related crimes while Israeli schools this week will devote two hours to learning more about the role Poland played during World War II.
Poland’s PM Attempts to Minimize Country’s Holocaust Role: Auschwitz Not a Polish Name
TEL AVIV – Responding to Israeli outrage over a new bill in Poland that would make it illegal to blame the country for any Holocaust-related crimes, Polish Prime Minister on Saturday said the name Auschwitz and the infamous sign outside the death camp bearing the phrase “Arbeit macht frei” are not Polish.
15 ‘Hidden Jews’ From Poland Visit Israel For The First Time
Arutz Sheva reports: Fifteen young Poles who only recently learned they have Jewish roots arrived in Israel for the first time, under the auspices of the Shavei Israel organization for a visit from March 21 to 27 to experience the joyous
Almost Half of Poles Think Israel Is An Aggressive Country
Ynetnews reports: Poles imagine Israel as a kind of Jewish shtetl in Eastern Europe before World War II, they argue that it’s a dangerous and aggressive country, and they don’t believe that it’s democratic, according to an opinion poll conducted
