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The Polish Bill

The Deputy CEO of Europe (affairs) and the head of the Diaspora and

Religion division were the ones who made it clear to the Deputy
Ambassador, in these words, what Israel thinks of the bill that forbids the

use of the term ‘Polish death camps’ and states that a claim as to a Polish

partnership in the crimes of the Holocaust is a criminal offense. Israel
opposes the phrasing of the bill, the Deputy Ambassador was told; the

timing in which it was brought up was surprising and especially

unfortunate, on the eve of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
(This) legislation won’t help the continued uncovering of historic truth.

We expect that the Polish government will change the phrasing of the bill

before its final application, and have a dialogue with Israel on the subject.
This bill was passed two days ago in the lower house of the Polish

Parliament, and is still expected to be up for discussion in the Senate. The
Polish turmoil puts the Warsaw-Jerusalem relationship on the brink of a

crisis. On the one hand, the bill touches on the Israeli collective’s most

exposed nerves; on the other, Poland (has been) voting with Israel lately
on international forums, including the UN assembly. And so, Israeli

diplomacy is settling for protesting alone for now.

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