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- Poland is summoning the Israeli ambassador for a meeting over a comment made following the killing of a Polish aid worker in Gaza.
- The Polish president and prime minister both denounce the ambassador’s comment as outrageous and unacceptable.
- The comment was made on social media by Ambassador Yacov Livne, criticizing attempts to accuse Israel of intentional murder in the attack.
- Polish authorities express disappointment with the ambassador’s lack of delicacy and sensitivity in addressing the tragedy.
- There are calls for the ambassador to apologize for his remarks.
- The ambassador is summoned for a meeting by Polish authorities.
A new diplomatic crisis between Poland and Israel has erupted following the death of a Polish aid worker in Gaza ambassador
A fresh diplomatic conundrum has arisen between Poland and Israel in the aftermath of the demise of a Polish humanitarian worker in Gaza, prompting the Polish president to condemn a statement made by the Israeli ambassador as “unacceptable.” The Foreign Ministry in Warsaw has announced its intention to convene a meeting with the ambassador.
Among the casualties of a fatal airstrike during a humanitarian mission to provide sustenance to Palestinians through the World Central Kitchen, a 35-year-old Polish individual lost his life. Israel has labeled the incident as an “error” stemming from a case of mistaken identity, although the charitable organization asserts that its vehicles were conspicuously marked.
In the wake of the aid worker’s tragic demise, Israel’s ambassador to Poland, Yacov Livne, has rebuffed what he perceives as efforts by elements of the political spectrum in Poland to ascribe malevolent intent to Israel in the attack. Taking to social media, Livne asserted on Tuesday that “anti-Semites will persist in their animosity, while Israel shall continue to uphold its status as a democratic Jewish state, defending its right to exist, to the benefit of the broader Western world.”
President Andrzej Duda of Poland decries Livne’s statement as “outrageous,” identifying the ambassador as “the primary impediment to fostering amicable relations between Israel and Poland.”
While Prime Minister Donald Tusk, despite his political differences with President Duda, echoes a similar sentiment, characterizing Livne’s remark as disrespectful and injurious to the Polish populace, and calling for an apology from the ambassador.
Reports from the Polish media indicate that Livne has been summoned to a meeting by the deputy foreign minister, scheduled for Friday morning.