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Polish government adopts resolution protecting Netanyahu from arrest if he attends Auschwitz event (apnews.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The irony here just churns my stomach...

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 weeks ago

It's only bad if you genocide white people

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

It's even weirder, as he apparently did not intended to visit.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Remember when South Africa said they would arrest Putin if he came there to visit the 2023 BRICS summit? They upheld international law at a high cost. Now the Poland flushes it down the toilet.

[–] corsicanguppy 16 points 4 weeks ago

"The UN is toothless", they cry.

And then they pull this shit.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 weeks ago

Wasn't it two days ago that they were complaining that ICC member Mongolia didn't arrest Putin when he has a warrant out for him?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

Maybe he's not going there to pay respect, but to learn from mistakes of the other fascists?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

News apart, why did I always assume that Auschwitz was in Austria?! I guess I'm just dumb

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Auschwitz is the German version of the name of Polish town Oświęcim where the camp is located. Poles and many other people too specifically says "Oświęcim" when it's about town and "Auschwitz" when it's about camp, to signify who's responsible for the camp.

Also fun fact, the Polish name means "we will sanctify" in archaic Polish