Israel and Poland said this Monday (4) that they will mutually restore the embassies in each of the countries. Relations deteriorated after Warsaw in 2021 introduced a law limiting Jews’ ability to reclaim property from the city. Second World War .
The move marked a shift for the new Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid, who, as foreign minister, called a bill that would affect property confiscated by Nazi German occupiers and held by Communist rulers in Israel “anti-Semitic and immoral”. post-war Poland.
“It was agreed that relations will be restored to their proper course,” said a statement released by Israeli President Isaac Herzog after he spoke with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda.
“Both presidents expressed hope that any future issues between Poland and Israel will be resolved through sincere and open dialogue and in a spirit of mutual respect,” he added.
Duda’s office said the Polish ambassador to Israel, recalled during the turmoil, is expected to return. Herzog’s office said that Israel’s new ambassador to Poland will present his credentials in the coming days.
“We are trying to mend our relations with Israel,” said Polish President Jakub Kumoch’s foreign policy adviser, according to the Onet news website.
“No losers or winners. We are giving normal relationships one more chance.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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