NS Polish law It essentially barred Jews from recovering property stolen from their families during the Holocaust and was passed in the Polish Senate on Friday after the war by the communist regime in Poland. The law would make it impossible to appeal decisions made on the property. It was stolen more than 30 years ago. However, the law passed on Friday includes two amendments that were not part of the original draft bill. First, a three-month extension for submission of requests was approved before the law came into force. Second, the new law will not apply to existing claims and ongoing cases. However, “the law will do a lot of damage”. [Israel’s] relations with Poland,” Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said after the announcement. “Poland knows very well what is right and decent to do,” he said.
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The passage of Polish law (property law) now in Warsaw would seriously damage our relations with Poland. Poland knows very well what is right and right to do.
We are following with great concern the progress of the legislative process in Poland regarding the right to restore property stolen from Holocaust victims.— Yair Lapid — Yair Lapid (@yairlapid) 23 July 2021
“Israel is deeply concerned about Polish legislation on the issue of the right to restitution for Holocaust victims. Every step in the legislative process is a worrying development,” Lapid tweeted Friday afternoon. “We will not shy away from our commitment to uphold the dignity, rights and memory of the Holocaust victims,” he said. Lapid’s comments were reiterated by Social Equality Minister Meerv Cohen, who said on Friday evening that “Polish stubbornness … could damage relations between countries,” adding that “history cannot be changed.” Added modifications did not satisfy World Jewish Restoration Organization (WJRO) or so, which issued a statement condemning the controversial law. “Today’s vote to adopt the bill with amendments in the Polish Senate does not bring justice to the claimants. While the pending cases will no longer be settled, the successful claimants will only be able to receive compensation for the property that was held by the communist regime.” “The Senate has completely closed the possibility for the rightful owners – many of whom have cases pending for years –,” Gideon Taylor, president of operations at WJRO, said in a statement. for the recovery of property.” Taylor also argued that property stolen from Jews during and after World War II still benefits Poland today. Taylor wrote, “It is true that Poland suffered greatly under the Nazi occupation.” and was the victim of terrible atrocities. But we are talking here about property that was taken over by Poland after the war, and which remains and benefits Poland to this day.” The bill will now be returned to the Polish parliament’s lower house – the Sejm – for a final vote on approval. Andrzej Duda. The WJRO has urged the Sejm to “reconsider its previous vote and this time to reject the bill outright” and to call on Poland to “settle the issue of private property once and for all by adopting a comprehensive restoration law”. Said. Ariella Marsden contributed to this report.