The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lech-walesa/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Lech Walesa | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/lech-walesa/ 32 32 Half a million march in Polish anti-government protest, say opposition leaders https://www.timesofisrael.com/half-a-million-march-in-polish-anti-government-protest-say-opposition-leaders/ Sun, 04 Jun 2023 15:20:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3027307 Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa attends, urges defeat of ruling nationalist PiS party led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski in autumn election

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]]> Rolling Stones asked to support anti-government protests in Poland https://www.timesofisrael.com/rolling-stones-asked-to-support-anti-government-protests-in-poland/ Sat, 07 Jul 2018 16:23:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1884859 Poland's anti-communist freedom icon Lech Walesa urges the rockers, set to play Warsaw on Sunday, to back Poles 'defending freedom'

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]]> Protesters across Poland warn of impending dictatorship https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-across-poland-warn-of-impending-dictatorship/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 23:44:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1663188 As government moves to take control of the supreme court, former president Walesa urges Poles to fight for democracy

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]]> 240,000 Poles join pro-EU, pro-democracy march https://www.timesofisrael.com/240000-poles-join-pro-eu-pro-democracy-march/ Sat, 07 May 2016 23:38:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1388472 Amid constitutional crisis and criticism of rightist government, protesters say they are fighting 'for Poland's freedom'

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]]> Ex-Polish president Walesa ‘regrets’ he is not Jewish https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-polish-president-walesa-regrets-he-is-not-jewish/ Sun, 01 May 2016 18:02:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1384847 'If I was single and younger I would fix this historic mistake,' writes politician on Facebook

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