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ARAB AND WORLD

Sun 26 Jan 2025 10:02 pm - Jerusalem Time

Complaint demands arrest of Israeli minister visiting Poland

A complaint filed with Polish authorities has called for the arrest of Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch, who is visiting the country to participate in the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony.


The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said on Sunday that a number of Palestinians who hold Polish citizenship, with the support of local human rights organizations, filed a complaint with the Public Prosecution Office in Warsaw against the Israeli minister, demanding his arrest.


The agency added that Minister Kisch arrived in Poland over the weekend to attend “the 80th anniversary celebration of the liberation of Auschwitz,” after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided not to attend.


The complaint said that Kish, who was a fighter pilot, bears responsibility for war crimes as a member of the Israeli government.


The Palestinians also filed a complaint against Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant, against the backdrop of the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants against them.


This complaint comes as part of the protest against the Polish government's announcement that it will not arrest senior Israeli officials wanted by the International Criminal Court.


Last December, the Broadcasting Authority said that Netanyahu would not attend the commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp in Poland, for fear of being arrested.


The main ceremony is scheduled to take place at Auschwitz camp tomorrow, Monday.


On November 21, the International Criminal Court issued two international arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Galant on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the war of extermination on the Strip since October 7, 2023.


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