Polish PM commits to combatting all forms of antisemitism

Poland is committed to “combatting all forms of antisemitism” and is proud that the country “remains a safe home to Jews,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a letter to Jewish Agency head Isaac Herzog.

The prime minister was replying to a letter sent by Herzog in which he urged Morawiecki to ensure that the security of Jewish sites and community members be given “high priority” in Poland. Herzog noted previous attacks on Jews that took place on European soil in Toulouse, Brussels and Paris.

Morawiecki sent his response roughly two weeks after a neo-Nazi tried to enter and attack a synagogue in Halle, Germany, and instead murdered two bystanders.

“We are proud that Poland remains a safe home for our Jewish compatriots,” the prime minister wrote.

The current ruling party in Poland, the Law and Justice Party (PiS), has passed several laws that make allegations against Polish participation in the Holocaust a criminal offence.

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