Poland: Lawmakers approve Holocaust restitution bill

Poland: Lawmakers approve Holocaust restitution bill

The law would prevent Holocaust survivors from regaining property seized after World War II. It triggered sharp criticism from Israel and the United States.

Aug 12, 2021

Poland's parliament late Wednesday passed legislation that would put an end to most legal claims for properties confiscated after World War II.

The bill states that administrative decisions can no longer be challenged in court after the expiration of a 30-year period — essentially preventing Jews from recovering property seized by Poland's communist-era authorities.

The legislation, which already passed Poland's lower house of parliament, still needs to be signed by President Andrzej Duda, before it can come into force.

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Poland keeps ambassador at home amid dispute with Israel

Aug. 16, 2021

Poland's government said Monday that its ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further notice after Israel downgraded diplomatic ties with Warsaw and strongly criticized a new Polish law that restricts the rights of Holocaust survivors to reclaim property seized by the country’s former communist regime.

Meanwhile, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki defended the new legislation, which affects non-Jews and Jews alike, saying that it will end a period of criminal abuse in his country.

The spat erupted after P oland's president's signed the new law on Saturday despite heavy pressure not to by the United States government and warnings from Israel that it would harm ties.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid denounced it as "an immoral, anti-Semitic law” as he recalled his nation's top diplomat from Poland only hours after it was signed by President Andrzej Duda. Israel also suggested that the Polish ambassador, who was on vacation in Poland, not return to Israel.

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