Swastikas Discovered at Polish Embassy in Israel After ‘Jewish Perpetrators’ Comment
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Swastikas Discovered at Polish Embassy in Israel After ‘Jewish Perpetrators’ Comment
Another statement from Israel on Sunday said Mr. Netanyahu
and Mr. Morawiecki had spoken by phone and agreed to "continue their dialogue," and a statement from the government of Poland said the prime minister’s comment was "by no means intended to deny the Holocaust, or charge the Jewish victims of the Holocaust with responsibility for what was a Nazi German perpetrated genocide." The tensions come at a tumultuous time for both Israel and Poland.
The Israeli police said they had opened an investigation into the vandalism and were "searching for the suspects involved." The graffiti appeared to refer to sharp disagreements between Polish and Israeli officials over a piece of legislation signed into law in Warsaw this month
that made it illegal to suggest that Poland bore responsibility for atrocities committed by Nazi Germany during World War II.
18, 2018
Swastikas and obscenities were found drawn around the entrance to the Polish Embassy in Israel on Sunday, one day after
Poland’s prime minister made comments suggesting there were "Jewish perpetrators" of atrocities during World War II.
" he said. that Of course it’s not going to be punishable, not going to be seen as criminal, to say
that there were Polish perpetrators, as there were Jewish perpetrators, as there were Russian perpetrators, as there were Ukrainian, not only German perpetrators,
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said the legislation "adversely affects freedom of speech,"
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel compared it to a form of Holocaust denial.
Tensions flared anew on Saturday when Mr. Netanyahu and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland both attended a security conference in Munich.
The graffiti, scrawled in black marker on an outdoor bulletin board
and on gates at the embassy, in Tel Aviv, included the words "Polish" and "murderer," along with several obscenities.
Another statement from Israel on Sunday said Mr. Netanyahu
and Mr. Morawiecki had spoken by phone and agreed to "continue their dialogue," and a statement from the government of Poland said the prime minister’s comment was "by no means intended to deny the Holocaust, or charge the Jewish victims of the Holocaust with responsibility for what was a Nazi German perpetrated genocide." The tensions come at a tumultuous time for both Israel and Poland.
The Israeli police said they had opened an investigation into the vandalism and were "searching for the suspects involved." The graffiti appeared to refer to sharp disagreements between Polish and Israeli officials over a piece of legislation signed into law in Warsaw this month
that made it illegal to suggest that Poland bore responsibility for atrocities committed by Nazi Germany during World War II.
18, 2018
Swastikas and obscenities were found drawn around the entrance to the Polish Embassy in Israel on Sunday, one day after
Poland’s prime minister made comments suggesting there were "Jewish perpetrators" of atrocities during World War II.
" he said. that Of course it’s not going to be punishable, not going to be seen as criminal, to say
that there were Polish perpetrators, as there were Jewish perpetrators, as there were Russian perpetrators, as there were Ukrainian, not only German perpetrators,
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said the legislation "adversely affects freedom of speech,"
and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel compared it to a form of Holocaust denial.
Tensions flared anew on Saturday when Mr. Netanyahu and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki of Poland both attended a security conference in Munich.
The graffiti, scrawled in black marker on an outdoor bulletin board
and on gates at the embassy, in Tel Aviv, included the words "Polish" and "murderer," along with several obscenities.