Published: 19 April 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Polish nationalists seek probe of Rivlin for saying Poland played Holocaust role (Times of Israel)
A Polish nationalist group has asked prosecutors to investigate whether Israeli President Reuven Rivlin broke a new Holocaust speech law during a visit to Poland last week.
The National Movement says it believes the Israeli leader might have violated legislation that criminalises blaming the Polish nation or state for the crimes of Nazi Germany during World War II.
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JK Rowling tells victims of anti-Semitism: ‘You aren’t alone’ (Times of Israel)
In series of tweets calling for fellow non-Jews to take a stand, Harry Potter author asks, 'Would response to any other form of racism or bigotry be to squirm, deflect or justify?'
Merkel condemns attack on two men wearing Jewish skullcaps in Germany (LA Times)
Photo: Poland's President Andrzej Duda, left, and Israel's President Reuven Rivlin, centre, walk in the March of the Living on Thursday, April 12, 2018. (AP/Czarek Sokolowski)
