A generationThe Israeli government is keen on the Saturday of the Polish president Anjay Duda Respond to the signed administrative and restitution law. The Jerusalem Ministry of Foreign Affairs withdrew its Charg d’Affaires in Warsaw indefinitely. In addition, the new Israeli ambassador to Poland, Yakov Livne, will not take office for the time being. Israel also advised Marek Magierowski, the Polish ambassador to Tel Aviv, to extend his current home leave. US Secretary of State Anthony Brinken also expressed “deep concern” about Polish legislation in a statement from the State Department.
The core of the law passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday and signed by President Duda on Saturday is that future administrative decisions cannot be appealed after the 30-year period expires. The law also affects the descendants of the victims of the Holocaust, whose property was confiscated during Communist rule after 1945. Duda said that if the previous owner is found after more than 70 years, the law will eliminate legal uncertainty for Polish homeowners and landowners. Duda of the Polish news agency PAP said that this puts an end to the “legal chaos era” and the “re-privatization mafia.”
Bennett speaks of a “shameful decision”
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel Jar Rapid On the other hand, Rapide said: “Poland has become an anti-democratic and unfree country tonight, disrespecting the greatest tragedy in human history.” Rapide said: “We will refuse to tolerate the Holocaust and its memory. Any contempt. Victim.” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke of a “shameful decision”. Polish law prohibits Jews from receiving compensation for property stolen during the Holocaust.
Rapide also announced the 2018 agreement between the Polish government and the then prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu Reconsider the statement issued three years ago: “We reject any action that accuses Poland or the entire Polish nation of atrocities.” So far, Rapid has fundamentally kept a distance from the alliance policy of Israel and the Visegrad group fostered by the former Jerusalem government.
Polish Prime Minister opposed
For its part, the Warsaw government severely criticized Israel’s response. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on its website: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland has conducted a negative assessment of the actions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel and the baseless decision to downgrade the diplomatic mission in Warsaw.” Polish Prime Minister Matteus Morawiecki also said: “For many years, Israeli politicians have falsely accused Poland of participating in the Holocaust. If the Israeli government continues to attack Poland in this way, it will have a very bad impact on our bilateral and international relations.”
The domestic political front in the revised administrative law is different from the front in the broadcasting law passed on Wednesday and subject to international criticism. The ruling party PiS can only be implemented in a vote by the opposition protest party Kukiz 15. In contrast, the House of Commons passed the Administrative and Compensation Law by a majority vote. Only MPs from the largest opposition civic platform (PO) abstained.
The amendment is based on a 2015 decision of the Polish Constitutional Court. The court ruled that if it is possible to contest an administrative decision that violates the law without any time limit, it is not in line with the rule of law in a democratic country.
