Poland to Address ‘New Situation’ With Israel After Public Row
- Gaza air strike triggers public dispute with ambassador
- Polish citizen among aid workers killed in Gaza strike
The Polish government joined other allies, including the US, who condemned the strike that killed workers from World Central Kitchen
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Poland’s Foreign Ministry said it will discuss the “new situation” in relations with Israel after an air strike this week killed seven aid workers in Gaza, including a Polish national, triggering a public spat and a reprimand by Israel’s ambassador.
Hours after Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Poland’s solidarity with Israel was being put to a “really serious test,” Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna invited the Israeli envoy, Yacov Livne, to a meeting on Friday. The envoy had rebuked a deputy parliamentary speaker for calling the air strike a “war crime” and accused the Polish official and his party of antisemitism.