Warsaw: Poland and Israel have called each diplomat in a growing dispute over the change in Polish restitution on the rules of property restitution that Israel and Jewish organizations will prevent Jewish claims for compensation or property confiscated during the time of the Holocaust and Communists.
On Monday, Israel’s accusation D ‘Affaires Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon met with Deputy Foreign Minister Poland Pawel Jablonso, who insisted on new regulations not limiting property claims, which must be done through the court.
Poland also said that it should not be responsible for property seizures by the German Nazi during the Polish II World War occupation.
Jablonski then said Ben-Ari Yaalon repeated the statement of the Embassy from last week, called the new “immoral” regulation and said they “would have a serious impact” in bilateral relations.
The Polish Ambassador for Israel, Marek Magierowski, is abroad of Israel Ministry on Sunday, explains new regulations made to harmonize with the 2015 verdict by the upper Constitutional Court.
Polish parliament is processing changes to prevent ownership and other administrative decisions from declared Void after 30 years.
It is said that this is a response to fraud and irregularities that have emerged in the restitution process.
Changes still need approval from the Senate and President.
The World Jewish restitution organization said it was “very disappointed” by Polish response to worries.
“The house or factory in a city in Poland affected by this legislation was not taken by Germany, it was taken by Poland.
It was sitting today in Poland and his use had benefited Poland for more than 70 years.
It’s time to recognize this fact and for Poland to do justice for those who suffer greatly, “said the head of the group, Gideon Taylor.
Before World War II, Poland was home to the largest Jewish community in Europe from around 3.5 million people.
Most of it was killed in the Holocaust under the occupation of the Nazi Germany and their property was confiscated.
Communist authorities post-War Polish arrested the property, along with the owners of non-Jewish in Warsaw and other cities.
The end of Communism in 1989 opened the door for restitution claims.
In 2001, the draft law that predicted compensation for the presumed private property was approved in parliament but was examined by President Alexander Kwasniewski.
He claimed it violates the principles of social equality and will hurt the economic development of Poland, imply that compensation claims will produce large payments.
He also said individual claims must be done through the court.
Poland is the only European country that has not offered compensation for private property confiscated by the country in recent history.
Only the remaining communal Jewish property, such as some synagogues, prayer houses, and graves, mostly in damaged, have been returned if possible or compensated.
Poland, Israel in diplomatic fields on Poland’s property law
