EAJC: We urge the Polish government to definitively repeal the "Holocaust law".

Today (Wednesday), Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated that the controversial "Holocaust law" failed to achieve its objectives, and the government will take measures to amend it. Michał Dworczyk, head of the Polish Prime Minister's chancellery, announced that the government will introduce amendments specifically targeting the punitive measures for violations. The law currently prescribes criminal prosecution for mentioning the involvement of the Polish population in crimes against Jews during World War II, as well as for using the term "Polish death camps."

The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress issued a statement in response to the Polish government's latest decision: "The EAJC welcomes the Polish authorities' intention to amend the "Holocaust law." This legislation serves to suppress public discourse regarding the crimes committed by the Nazis and their collaborators. Today, as the number of living witnesses to these horrific events continues to dwindle, we must make every effort to preserve the memory of the Holocaust. We urge the Polish government not to limit its actions to decriminalization, but to repeal this law entirely. Attempts to whitewash Poles who participated in the extermination of the Jewish population do not serve to protect the reputation of modern Poland. On the contrary, the "Holocaust law" casts a shadow over the current generation. A nation's future cannot be built on the denial of the dark chapters of its history."

The bill was previously condemned by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which characterized it as a deliberate provocation that should not remain without consequences, as well as by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin. The Israeli side viewed the Polish law as an infringement on freedom of speech, rendering any discussion on the crimes committed by the Polish population against Jews impossible. The Polish authorities referred the document to the Constitutional Court for review, which has not yet delivered its ruling.