The Polish president's office sent a message to Jerusalem stating that he would take part in a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, "only if he was allowed to respond to Putin's lies"

• Polish President Andrzej Aunt // Photo: Reuters

Another tension between Israel and Poland in light of the historical memory of the Holocaust and World War II events. Polish President Andrzej Duda's office conveyed to Israel that he would agree to the special ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp to be held in Jerusalem, "only if he was allowed to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin's lies."

The threat relates to another recent statement by the Russian president, in which he accused Poland of cooperating with Hitler and in support of his attitude towards the Jews. "In essence, they collaborated with Hitler. This is clear from documents, archives," Putin said in a year-end speech at the Defense Ministry. The Russian president noted that whoever was the Polish ambassador to Germany on the eve of the outbreak of World War II promised to erect a statue of Hitler in Warsaw for his commitments to send Jews to Africa. "He is a bastard, an anti-Semitic pig. You cannot put it in any other way. He expressed full identification with Hitler in his anti-Semitic views," Putin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin // Photo: IP

In Warsaw, the Russian president, who confronts Poland with other issues, was also furious. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moravitsky issued a detailed statement stating that "without Stalin's and Hitler's Soviet Union cooperation, World War II would not have been breached. Without Stalin's assistance to Hitler, Germany would not have been able to conquer Europe. The latest aid left the Soviet Union one day before Germany attacked its ally (USSR, etc.). ”The Polish leader even counted the crimes against Stalin's humanity, which ruled the murder of 20 to 30 million citizens of his country.

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Against the backdrop of this fierce confrontation, and in anticipation of the international ceremony in Jerusalem in three weeks, the Poles fear that the Russian version of past events will be widely expressed, and that President Putin, who is expected to be among the speakers, will take the stage to speak out against Poland. Poland is afraid that once again their country will be portrayed as responsible for the destruction of the Jews on their land, even though during the war it was under Nazi conquests.

The Polish media is extensively concerned with whether President Aunty will attend ceremonies on January 22, but no final decision has yet been made in his office. However, the Polish president demands, as stated, to allow him to present the Polish perspective, in the event that Putin attacks his country.

Between Israel and Poland Tensions have risen for about a year following Foreign Minister Israel Katz's statement that "there were many Poles who cooperated with the Nazis," and even mentioned the remarks of former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. "The Poles suck off anti-Semitism with their mother's milk. ".

Israeli media consultant Johnny Daniels, who is close to the Polish top and works in Warsaw for Holocaust survivors, told "Israel Today" that "it is very important for President Auntie to attend events in Israel to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, since the camp is on Polish soil. The ceremonies were more likely to take place here in Poland and not in Israel. But once it was decided, it is important that her uncle also come with dozens of world leaders, but that he also has the right to speak in case President Putin again attacks Poland and distorts history. "