Poland cancels Israeli minister’s visit after hostile statements

Israel’s Education and Diaspora Affairs Minister, Naftali Bennett has confirmed media reports that Poland has cancelled a planned visit by him to Warsaw after issuing remarks over Poland’s involvement in the Holocaust.

“The Polish government cancelled my visit to Poland because I mentioned the crimes of its people” he said in a statement.

Ties between Israel and Poland have been strained after Poland passed a controversial bill that criminalizes accusing the Polish people of involvement in the Holocaust.

The bill still needs to be signed by the President into law.

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