Israel slams bill to outlaw blaming Poles for crimes of WWII
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January 28, 2018
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli leaders angrily criticized pending legislation in Poland that would outlaw blaming Poles for the crimes of the Holocaust, with some accusing the Polish government of outright denial Saturday as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the proposed law "baseless" and ordered his country's ambassador to Poland to meet with Polish leaders to express his strong opposition.
"One cannot change history, and the Holocaust cannot be denied," he said.
The lower house of the Polish parliament on Friday passed the bill, whi...
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