Published: 29 June 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Mateusz Morawiecki digs in heels after Israeli FM attacks law that would set a 30-year deadline for Jews to recover property; both countries summon each other’s envoys
Israel, Poland summon each other’s envoys over Holocaust restitution law spat (Times of Israel)
Foreign Ministry official tells Polish envoy not too late to walk back legislation; Lapid: ‘We’re not interested in Polish money. We are fighting for the pride of our people’
Israel reprimands Polish ambassador over Holocaust restitution legislation (Haaretz)
Foreign Ministry warns that bill setting statute of limitations on restitution for property seized by the Nazis would affect ties between Israel and Poland, but the Polish deputy foreign minister called Israel's stance 'a kind of blackmail'
Polish PM: We won't pay one zloty for German crimes (Jerusalem Post)
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid warned that the advancement of the anti-restitution bill would harm ties with Warsaw
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Lapid to Blinken: Disagreements about Iran deal can be worked out quietly (Jerusalem Post)
“Israel has some serious reservations about the Iran nuclear deal being put together in Vienna,” Israeli FM Yair Lapid said.
Gilad Erdan announces his resignation as ambassador in DC, will remain as envoy to UN (Haaretz)
Erdan, a former Likud party politician who was appointed by the prior Netanyahu government, said a new ambassador to the US should be appointed by the Bennett-led government
