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After long hiatus, there is finally a Polish ambassador in Israel

In August 2021, Israel recalled its ambassador to Poland after Warsaw passed a law limiting claims on Holocaust-era property, most of which belonged to Jews.

JULY 21, 2025|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Maciej Hunia met with President Isaac Herzog.

YACOV LIVNE (left) had to contend with diplomatic issues between Israel and Poland, Israeli political infighting, and the Ukraine-Russia war, during his term. Here, the former ambassador meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

'History is central to Israel-Poland ties,' former ambassador to Poland tells 'Post'

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Yacov Livne, Israel’s former ambassador to Poland, described Jewish life in Poland today, relations with Israel, and the attempts to rewrite the past.

APRIL 12, 2025|ByELDAD BECK

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in front of Auschwitz (illustrative).

Poland to 'protect Netanyahu' from ICC arrest warrant during Auschwitz visit - report

Leadership from Poland has previously stated that should Netanyahu enter the country, they would enforce the warrant.

JANUARY 9, 2025|ByJOANIE MARGULIES, AMICHAI STEIN

Warsaw Ghetto monument vandalized in Poland.

'A disgraceful act': Officials condemn vandalism of Warsaw Ghetto monument

Israel’s Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne condemned the vandalism and called on authorities to properly investigate the incident.

NOVEMBER 15, 2024|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Despite the lifting of the ban: The airline postpones its return to Israel

The Polish airline LOT Airlines announced that it will not resume its flights to Israel before November 1, despite the lifting of the European Union's ban on flights in Israeli airspace.

OCTOBER 13, 2024ByNOAM BAR

Grapevine, September 4, 2024: Poland appoints ambassador - feature

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

AGATA CZAPLINSKA, chargée d’affaires at the Polish embassy, and Robert Derevski, acting chargé d’affaires at the Estonian embassy, listen as photographer Erez Kaganovitz explains the background of one of the women in his portraits.

Israeli-Swiss fintech startup Okoora expands to Poland

Okoora, the Israeli-Swiss fintech startup, enters the Polish market, expanding its EU footprint with a cloud-based AI platform for global payments, banking, and risk management.

JULY 1, 2024ByLIOR NOVIK

Israel must compensate family of Polish aid worker, PM says

Poland's prime minister says Israel should pay compensation to the family of a Polish national who was among aid workers killed in Gaza.

APRIL 4, 2024ByREUTERS

Wikipedia disciplines editors in Holocaust distortion dispute but sidesteps Poland debate

The online encyclopedia stopped short of taking more aggressive action in response to allegations of widespread Holocaust distortion on the platform.

MAY 23, 2023ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA

Poland cannot silence Noa Kirel, or any Israelis, about the Holocaust - analysis

Why would Poles be thinking about the Holocaust when scoring a song about unicorns performed in Liverpool?

MAY 21, 2023ByLAHAV HARKOV

Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the first semi-final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 9, 2023.

Poland slams Noa Kirel for comments on Polish role in Holocaust

The Israeli pop star said that receiving 12 points from Poland during Eurovision had been a "victory" after her family was killed there during the Holocaust.

MAY 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF