Swastikas sprayed on Polish embassy in Israel

Poland has asked the Israeli authorities to look into the incident and undertake efforts to protect the Polish diplomatic outpost, Lompart said, adding that the Israeli police have launched an investigation.

The incident comes after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki made controversial comments in reference to a new Polish anti-defamation law about “Jewish perpetrators” at a Munich conference on Saturday.

Morawiecki was cited by The Daily Telegraph as saying in Munich: “It's not going to punishable, not going to be seen as criminal, to say that there were Polish perpetrators, as there were Jewish perpetrators, as there were Russian perpetrators, as there were Ukraine and German perpetrators" during WWII.

Morawiecki's comments sparked outrage among politicians in Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Polish President Andrzej Duda recently signed into force a contested law which could impose a jail term on anyone who accuses Poland of being complicit in Nazi German crimes. The move triggered tension with Israel.

“The foreign ministry believes that efforts need to be undertaken to lower the temperature of the ongoing discussion in both countries as the present situation is not conducive to dialogue,” Lompart said. (aba/pk)

Source: PAP, IAR