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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 432

US-Poland relations

British soldiers pay tribute to Allied prisoners of war who tunneled out of a German POW camp during World War II on the 80th anniversary of the escape, in Zagan, Poland, Sunday March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jan Mazur)
March 24, 2024, 7:32 pm
Poland marks 80th anniversary of ‘Great Escape’ from Nazi POW camp
76 soldiers captured by the Nazis managed to tunnel out of the prison — but all but 3 were recaptured, and 50 were executed
By Vanessa Gera
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, right, greets US Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrives for a meeting, in Warsaw, Poland, March 10, 2022. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
April 11, 2023, 2:10 pm
Polish PM heads to Washington to expand defense ties with US
Morawiecki slated to meet VP Kamala Harris and leaders of major US defense companies in 3-day visit following multiple Biden visits to Warsaw
By AP
Deborah Lipstadt, nominated to be the US special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, with the rank of ambassador, speaks during her Senate Foreign Relations nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 23, 2022, 2:47 pm
US envoy to query Poland over its demand for reparations for Jews killed by Poles
Lipstadt tells ToI she’s ‘disappointed’ with Warsaw’s stance. Also voices support for Iran protesters, says she monitors US antisemitism, not sure if Trump rally salutes echo Nazis
By Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 26, 2022, 11:21 pm
Biden warns Russia: ‘Don’t even think about moving on an inch of NATO territory’
Wrapping up Europe trip, US president tells Ukrainians ‘we stand with you,’ warns world of ‘long fight ahead’; calls invasion a ‘strategic failure’ for Moscow
By Agencies
Polish President Andrzej Duda announces his decision to sign legislation penalizing certain statements about the Holocaust, in Warsaw, Poland, on February 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
August 14, 2021, 5:55 pm
Polish president approves WWII restitution law, defying Israel and US
Andrzej Duda rails against ‘reprivitization mafias’ as he signs legislation that will effectively prevent heirs to property seized by Nazis during Holocaust from reclaiming it
By Agencies and ToI Staff
The leader of PiS Party, Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski speaks during a campaign convention in Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2019, (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)
August 14, 2021, 12:31 am
Poland’s ruling populists risk isolation in bid to stay in power
Law and Justice party manages to pass controversial media ownership law and bill restricting claims on properties seized after WWII, which has strained relations with Israel
By Bernard OSSER
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks off, after speaking during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, August 2, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
August 12, 2021, 2:52 am
US urges Poland’s Duda not to sign WWII restitution law passed by parliament
Blinken says he’s deeply concerned over passage of law severely curtailing possibility for Holocaust survivors and their families to obtain property restitution
By Jacob Magid
Polish President Andrzej Duda announces his decision to sign legislation penalizing certain statements about the Holocaust, in Warsaw, Poland, on February 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
March 23, 2021, 1:02 pm
Polish writer faces possible prison time for calling president a ‘moron’
Screenwriter Jakub Zulczyk charged with ‘an act of public insult’ for Facebook post criticizing Andrzej Duda’s tweet about US election
By AFP
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a news conference at the State Department on July 28, 2020, in Washington. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP)
July 30, 2020, 8:28 am
US hits Poland, others in Europe over Holocaust claims
State Department report calls out Bosnia, Belarus, Ukraine and particularly Warsaw for failing to compensate Holocaust victims for property seized during Nazi occupation
By Matt Lee
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda, left, and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda wave to supporters in Pultusk, Poland, July 12, 2020 (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 13, 2020, 12:44 pm
Duda: A Polish president loyal to ruling populists
Second term for the 48-year-old improves the governing right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party’s chances of moving ahead with its agenda
By Stanislaw Waszak and Anna Maria Jakubek
Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks to supporters at a presidential election campaign rally in Lomza, Poland, on July 7, 2020 (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
July 11, 2020, 11:14 am
Ahead of election, Polish president rejects Holocaust restitution claims
Andrzej Duda vows no reparations for assets seized from Jews during World War II; Sunday vote seen as populism test in Europe, with campaign that has seen strains of anti-Semitism
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Polish President Andrzej Duda during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2019, at the United Nations in New York City. (Don Emmert/AFP)
January 6, 2020, 6:04 pm
Not invited to speak, Poland president may skip major Jerusalem Holocaust forum
Against backdrop of argument with Russia over World War II, Andrzej Duda says he won’t attend Auschwitz commemoration if Putin is allowed to address the event but he isn’t
By Raphael Ahren
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Sochi, Russia, September 12, 2019. (Shamil Zhumatov/Pool Photo via AP)
December 30, 2019, 10:36 pm
Israeli, German envoys take a stand against Putin’s claim Poland started WWII
Diplomats join US ambassador in citing historical consensus that Hitler-Stalin pact and invasion of Poland sparked war
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump gives a speech in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument in Warsaw, Poland, July 6, 2017. (AFP Photo/Janek Skarzynski)
August 28, 2019, 7:20 pm
Trump heading to Warsaw, 80 years after outbreak of World War II
US president among few leaders planning to attend ceremony in sign of close ties between Warsaw’s right-wing government and his administration
By Anna Maria Jakubek
US President Donald Trump gestures while answering a question during a joint press conference with Poland's President Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
August 13, 2019, 12:29 am
White House refuses to say if Trump will visit Warsaw Ghetto in Poland
In July 2017 trip, US president angered Polish and American Jews by skipping site of Jewish uprising in move seen as pandering to nationalist government
By Eric Cortellessa
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