Polish president, not invited to speak, to skip Holocaust forum

Published: 10 January 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Andrzej Duda, who is running for re-election, has been at the forefront of a controversial campaign to focus on the suffering of the Poles over Jews

Polish president, denied demand to speak at Holocaust forum in Israel, will skip it (Haaretz)
Andrzej Duda, who is running for re-election, has been at the forefront of a controversial campaign to focus on the suffering of the Poles during WWII

Not invited to speak, Poland president may skip major Jerusalem Holocaust forum (Times of Israel)
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

Photo: Poland's President Andrzej Duda lays a wreath at the Hall of Remembrance in Yad Vashem, January 17, 2017 (Dan Balilty / AP)