Poland and the Polish nation have been pilloried about their complicity in the
Holocaust for many years. And for as many years, Poles spread all over the world have been
refuting these attacks. Unfortunately, all their efforts to date have led at best only to the
publication of protests, which often included a response that a particular journalist has the
right to their view of history.
For the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall (which would not have been
possible without the actions of Poland’s Solidarity movement) the Government of Poland
has supported Polish communities and residents living abroad it their struggle against this
Holocaust lie.
Amendments to the legislation governing the Institute of National
Remembrance have given the Polish state the legal tools to fight the unfounded
besmirching of the image of our fatherland, our ancestors and ourselves. Unfortunately, the
new law contains one reprehensible flaw: it allows these attacks against our country to
continue under the guise of artistic or academic freedom.
The attacks from Israeli and American media and politicians following the enactment of the
new law at first surprised and saddened us After all, these are representatives of states and
nations that we regard as allies, who have joined in a contemptible witch hunt against
Poland. On quick reflection we felt the urge, as did our compatriots, to proudly refute and
oppose these attacks.
We remind politicians and journalist, but also the citizens of Israel, that it was Poland which
bore proportionately the greatest suffering of the Second World War: six million Polish
citizens were murdered by the Germans and Soviets during that conflict. Moreover, we
never collaborated in the military structures of the Germans. It is due to our fathers sacrifice
that our compatriots of Jewish ethnicity survived the genocide perpetrated on them by the
German nation under the leadership of Adolf Hitler.
Where, then, does the ferocity of these attacks on our country come from? For many years,
News-York based Jewish communities (the so-called ‘Holocaust Industry”, a term first
coined by Dr Norman G Finkelstein) have been trying to exact a ransom from the Polish
Government to the tune of USD$65 billion as a form of compensation for the property of
Polish citizens of Jewish ethnicity murdered by Germans. Until now, the Israeli Government
has distanced itself from these pressures. Poland’s changes to the law on the Institute of
National Remembrance have thwarted these claims. Judging by its reaction, the
Government of Israel has shown that it has always been behind the aims of the Holocaust
Industry.
Cupping up, we would like to categorically state that the terms ‘Polish genocide
camps’ or ‘Polish death camps’ are a historical lie. This lie obscures the culpability of the
Germans who committed the heinous crime of genocide against the Jewish and Polish
nations in German concentration camps and ghettos. Furthermore, we also wish to warn
that using these slanderous terms is illegal under Polish law and carries a penalty of up to
three years jail.
Yours Sincerely Leaders of Our Polonia Association Adam Gajkowski Aleksander Oczak Jan Michalak Jan Druć Waldemar Bujanowicz Andrzej Klyta
We wish to draw your attention to the following English-language media:
twitter.com/search?q=%23GermanDeathCamps
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9bS9z5OiWY&ab_channel=KancelariaPremiera
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SztV961KKhA&ab_channel=StefanTompson |