Poland, Israel discuss political strains, hi-tech opportunities
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Grzegorz Siwicki
28.05.2018 14:19
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Poland, Israel discuss political strains, hi-tech opportunities
Potential amendments to a Polish anti-defamation law and an agreement on hi-tech cooperation were on the agenda of talks between the science ministers of Poland and Israel in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin, who is also minister for science and higher education. PAP/Leszek Szymański
"If the Constitutional Tribunal presents a clear interpretation that indicates no threat to freedom of speech or the freedom of testimony by Holocaust survivors, then I believe this will appease the Israelis and allow us to return to the remarkable relations that we enjoyed since the fall of communism,” Poland's Science and Higher Education Minister Jarosław Gowin said, referring to the disputed anti-defamation law.
Polish-Israeli ties became strained when the Polish parliament earlier this year passed legislation which could see a jail term imposed on anyone who accuses Poland of being complicit in Nazi German crimes during World War II.
Polish President Andrzej Duda later signed the bill into law while also referring it to the Constitutional Tribunal for review.
Michał Owczarek reports.