Poland Says It Will Arrest Bibi If Israeli PM Attends Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary – IOTW Report

Poland Says It Will Arrest Bibi If Israeli PM Attends Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary

WFB: Polish officials said they will arrest Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in compliance with a warrant from the International Criminal Court if he attends the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.

“We are obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court,” Władysław Bartoszewski, Poland’s deputy foreign minister, told Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on Friday.

Dozens of world leaders are expected to attend the anniversary event on January 27, which will honor the estimated 1 million Jews who died in the Nazi genocide. Netanyahu is not due to attend the ceremony, according to Rzeczpospolita. more

13 Comments on Poland Says It Will Arrest Bibi If Israeli PM Attends Auschwitz Liberation Anniversary

  1. Poland announced this publicly because they didn’t want to Arrest Bibi. They are bound by a treaty they can’t abrogate, so the next best thing is to announce their planned actions to avoid an international incident. Essentially “Hey Bibi, please don’t come here”.

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  2. @Cynic got it. So far, Poland is simply doing international political posturing. They clearly don’t want to do either of arrest Bibi or ignore the ICC. It is perfectly reasonable for them to act this way. If/when Netanyahu ever steps foot in Poland, then it will be a whole different animal.

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