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Polish PM cancels Israel trip after Netanyahu’s Holocaust – Visegrad Group in Israel
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Israel offered to host the meeting of the Visegrad group to strengthen ties with members of the European Union.
The Unian news agency said, Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has canceled a trip to Israel following comments on the Holocaust by Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr Netanyahu was quoted in Israeli media as saying “Poles co-operated with the Germans” during the Holocaust, according to the BBC.
He later issued a clarification saying he was not referring to the Polish nation or all Polish people. Poland summoned the Israeli ambassador and on Sunday said Mr Morawiecki would not attend a summit on Tuesday. It “is a signal that the historical truth is a fundamental issue for Poland, and the defense of the good name of Poland is and always will be decisive,” Deputy Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sek explained, according to the Voice of America.
The meeting, hosted by Israel, is of the Visegrad Group that represents the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.