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Polish PM cancels trip amid Holocaust row
« on: February 17, 2019, 08:35:21 pm »
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Polish PM cancels trip amid Holocaust row


Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Middle East summit in Warsaw, February 2019 Image copyright Reuters

PM Mateusz Morawiecki has cancelled a trip to Israel following comments on the Holocaust by Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu.


Mr Netanyahu was quoted in Israeli media as saying "Poles co-operated with the Germans" during the Holocaust.

He later issued a clarification saying he was not referring to the Polish nation or all Polish people.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47272718