Apr 22, 2023
Thousands march at Auschwitz
The annual March of the Living is held on Israel's Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes Remembrance Day of mourning for the victims of the genocide. By Erin Viner 10,000 people from…
Mar 24, 2023
Israel, Poland end diplomatic crisis
Relations between the countries deteriorated over Poland's introduction of sensitive legislation related to the Holocaust and World War Two. By Erin Viner Relations were severely strained by implementation of a…
Mar 17, 2023
Israel, Poland agree on youth visits
Annual pilgrimages to Holocaust sites were suspended over the past 3 years due security and curriculum disputes between the two countries. By Erin Viner Around 40,000 Israeli 11th and 12th…
Feb 24, 2022
Israel condemns Russian attack on Ukraine
"The Russian attack on Ukraine is a serious violation of the international order. Israel condemns the attack, and is ready and prepared to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of…
Nov 15, 2021
Israel condemns Polish anti-Semitic march
“Death to Jews” was shouted by hundreds of demonstrators at a march in Kalisz to mark Poland’s Independence Day. By Erin Viner Participants at the far-right rally marched to the…
May 17, 2019
Polish Far-Right Protests Restitution of Jewish Property
74 years after the Holocaust, many Jewish survivors or their descendants are still trying to reclaim or receive compensation for stolen property. In Poland that campaign was stepped-up after the…
Feb 19, 2019
Israeli-Polish crisis deepens amid Holocaust-related accusations
A summit that was scheduled to take place in Jerusalem this week, between Israel and the four Central European nations that are known as the Visegrad group, was cancelled after…
Feb 15, 2019
Crisis emerges between Israel and Poland
A crisis in Polish-Israeli relations erupted yesterday, after Prime Minister Netanyahu said that the Poles had collaborated with Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. The comment by the Israeli leader was…
Jun 28, 2018
Poland amends Holocaust Law that rejects it was complicit to Nazi Germany
Polish lawmakers voted in favor of amending a Holocaust law that had angered Israel and the United States, removing parts that imposed jail terms on people who suggest the Polish…
Mar 02, 2018
Israel-Poland discuss controversial Holocaust law
A Polish delegation headed by deputy Foreign Minister Bartosz Cichocki held talks in Jerusalem with an Israeli team headed by Director General of the Foreign Ministry Yuval Rotem, as part…