As he pointed out, Israel has known about the Polish position since August.
It remains valid
He pointed.
It is entirely up to the Israeli side to decide whether or not to take advantage of this proposal. We are ready
– added the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Statement by the Ambassador of Israel
On Thursday, Israel’s Ambassador to Poland, Yacov Livne, at the ceremony commemorating the 79th anniversary of the prisoners’ uprising in the German death camp of Sobibór (Lubelskie), noted that Sobibór had been visited by groups from of Israel in Poland.
Unfortunately, today it is impossible due to decisions made in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
– He said. As he assessed, it is difficult to understand both in Israel and other countries, so this issue should be resolved.
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland on the arrival of young people in Poland
Jabłoński also recalled the position of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the arrival of young people in Poland: “1. We are ready to accept groups even from tomorrow. 2. Security rules must be the same as in other similar countries, ie without armed protection. Poland should be treated to the same standard.”
The Deputy Minister also posted a link to the Foreign Ministry’s August 17 position, in which the Diplomacy Ministry “expresses its surprise that the Israeli side is publicly describing the course of the talks conducted so far in good faith and mutual trust”. “
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the theses contained in the press release present the course of these talks in a selective way, not allowing the recipients to fully understand the reasons for which an agreement has not been reached so far. He stresses that the will of the Polish side from the beginning of the talks is the fastest development of a mutually satisfactory agreement, guaranteeing to the organized groups of young Israelis: the level of Polish security; b) the opportunity to learn more about the history of the Holocaust and other World War II crimes committed in Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, according to the program prepared by the Israeli Ministry education ; c) a chance to get to know the rich history and present of Poland, including in the field of Polish-Jewish relations, as well as the possibility of direct meetings with Polish peers
– read the August statement.
The Foreign Ministry also stresses in it that it remains ready to accept educational trips from young Israelis to Poland in the coming days, and that the sole decision in this matter rests with the Israeli side. The Ministry of Diplomacy also stressed that “it remains ready to continue the talks in good faith and mutual trust, and to continue working to strengthen relations between Poland and Israel”.
In mid-June, the Israeli Ministry of Education announced the cancellation of educational trips to Poland for high school students. The ministry justified its decision by the existence of problems that prevented students from being properly and safely informed during the trip. Foreign Ministry spokesman Łukasz Jasina said then that the return to the existing rules, incl. visits by young Jews with the participation of Israeli armed services are not possible.
Israel’s Ambassador to Poland, Yacov Livne, referring to the cancellation of student trips from Israel to Poland, said then that “work is underway to achieve a common, good and acceptable goal.”
I think we will soon solve this crisis
– he underlined.
Israeli youth traditionally come to Poland in the summer to visit former German Nazi camps to learn about the Holocaust and to commemorate those murdered. The trip has long been considered a milestone in Israeli education, and around 40,000 people participated in it each year before the pandemic hit. Israeli students.
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