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U.S. NEWS Monday 14 May 2018

Deal reached in dispute over

statue marking Polish massacre

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI move the statue as part of cent days, where many
Associated Press a renovation of the plaza feel that it is revenge for the
An acrimonious battle in where it currently stands, passage earlier this year of
New Jersey over plans to on the waterfront across a Polish law that makes it
move a waterfront statue from downtown New York a crime to blame Poland
commemorating the 1940 City. The head of the group for any of the Holocaust
massacre of Poles has end- organizing the renovation crimes committed by Nazi
ed. has called the statue "grue- Germany. The Polish gov-
Jersey City Mayor Steve Fu- some" and has said he pre- ernment said Sunday it's
lop and local Polish groups fers that it get a new home, pleased an agreement has In this May 4, 2018, file photo, buildings in Lower Manhattan
provide a backdrop to a statue dedicated to the victims of the
announced late Saturday according to published re- been reached that is satis- Katyn massacre of 1940, in Jersey City, N.J.
that they have reached an ports. factory to all parties. Associated Press
agreement on relocating But the Polish groups op- "Respect for the murdered
the Katyn Memorial. De- posed that and had sought Poles, Jews and Ukraini- potentially drawn out and monument will stay on the
tails on the deal will be an- a court order in recent days ans demanded from both acrimonious confrontation waterfront against the dra-
nounced Monday. to block the move. sides a peaceful solution of that nobody wanted. matic Manhattan skyline,
Fulop, a Democrat, called The bronze statue depicts this completely unneces- "The Polish-Americans 30 which makes for its icon-
the deal a "win-win" in a a Polish soldier bound, sary dispute," said Andrzej years ago put their hearts ic appeal." A Jersey City
tweet announcing the gagged and impaled by a Pawluszek, an adviser to and souls into erecting this spokeswoman declined
agreement. He wrote that bayonet. It sparked strong Polish Prime Minister Ma- statue," Golubiewski said. to elaborate on Fulop's
the goal was one that "re- emotions in Poland, where teusz Morawiecki. "We are "They are happy that the tweet.q
spects/cares/keeps the Katyn is remembered as pleased that an agreement
monument in an extremely one of the worst tragedies that is satisfactory to all par-
prominent location to hon- to befall the nation in a ties has been reached."
or sacrifices" while also giv- long tragedy-filled history. Maciej Golubiewski, Consul
ing the city "a chance to The plans to remove the General of Poland in New
re-purpose our waterfront." statue have been a top York, said Fulop showed
City officials wanted to news story in Poland in re- "real leadership" to end a

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