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Poland cancels Israeli visit over Holocaust restitution
Issue emerging as an emotional issue ahead of European elections
13 May, 14:03
(ANSA-AP) - WARSAW, 13 MAG - The Polish government says it
has canceled a visit by an Israeli delegation because the
Israeli government made last-minute changes that suggested they
would raise the issue of the restitution of former Jewish
property.
The visit had been originally scheduled for Monday but the
Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that it was being called off.
The issue of former Jewish property in Poland is emerging as
an emotional issue ahead of European elections this month and
national elections in the fall.
Poland was once home to 3.3 million Jews, most them were
murdered by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust. Their properties
were often looted by Germans and later nationalized by the
communist regime. Some Jewish organizations have been seeking
restitution of the properties. (ANSA-AP).
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