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Monday, March 12, 2018
Poland’s NGOs criticize government law over Holocaust law
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleWARSAW, Poland — Non-government organizations in Poland are distancing themselves from the right-wing government’s policies that have strained Polish-Jewish relations and some say have led to a wave of anti-Semitism.
In a letter to “international public opinion” they say they do not share the government’s views, but support Polish-Jewish dialogue, including the painful truth about the Holocaust.
They are referring to Poland’s new law that makes it a crime to blame Poles for crimes committed by the Nazis. Critics in Israel say it could encourage whitewashing some facts about the Holocaust.
The organizers of the letter say Monday that more than 100 organizations have signed it. Former President Lech Walesa and movie director Agnieszka Holland also back the letter.
The organizations held a rally Sunday to show solidarity with Jews and condemn anti-Semitism.
— AP
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