Anti-restitution law ignites diplomatic crisis between Israel and Poland Poland’s prime minister warned that Israel’s continued criticism of its anti-restitution law would harm relations between the countries after Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid recalls its charge d’affaires. Aug. 16, 2021
Truth is not selective: Poland vs. Netflix When it comes to debating Holocaust collaboration, Poland will not settle for anything less than complete exoneration for its nation—a goal that doesn’t comport with the historical record. Ben Cohen Nov. 18, 2019
Netflix to edit Demjanjuk docuseries after pressure by Polish government Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that the program showed maps that place Nazi concentration camps within the borders of modern-day Poland. Nov. 15, 2019
Polish prime minister evades question on Israeli spyware purchase Asked whether the Polish government had bought controversial telephone-surveillance technology from the Israeli firm NSO Group, Polish premier Mateusz Morawiecki tells opposition lawmakers that “everything that needs to be, will be clarified in due time.” Sept. 5, 2019
88 US senators call on Poland to pay Holocaust victims for property stolen by Nazis Poland is the only affected nation that doesn’t have legislation dealing with confiscated restitution. In March 2018, 59 senators called on Poland to pass and enact such a law. Aug. 5, 2019
Leave the graves of Jedwabne alone Initial exhumations were stopped in 2001 after Jewish organizations pointed out that Jewish religious law forbids the disturbing of graves. Ben Cohen March 8, 2019
Yad Vashem slams recent Israeli-Polish leaders’ joint statement on Holocaust The statement issued by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki “contains highly problematic wording that contradicts existing and accepted historical knowledge in this field.” July 5, 2018
Polish-Jewish relations step back from the brink Be confident, though, that the debate about World War II will continue to reverberate into the country’s contemporary politics. Ben Cohen June 29, 2018
