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01/27/2025January 27, 2025
Poland’s Tusk slams AfD slogans ahead of commemoration
Polish Prime Minister has criticized slogans heard at a rally of the far-right in Germany over the weekend, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of .
The slogans “sounded all too familiar and ominous. Especially only hours before the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz,” Tusk, the former head of the EU Council, wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday.
Tusk said he was referring to “the words we heard from the main actors of the AfD rally about ‘Great Germany’ and ‘the need to forget German guilt for crimes.’”
German Chancellor responded on his election campaign account on X by writing: “I couldn’t agree more, dear Donald.”
The rally by the anti-immigration AfD on Saturday comes ahead of . Opinion polls show the party with around 20% voter support, in second place to the conservative Christian Democrats, at 30%.
However, the party is unlikely to enter government, as all parties have so far ruled out a formal coalition.
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Poland divided on pledge not to arrest Netanyahu
Earlier this month, the Polish government pledged not to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he attended Monday’s Auschwitz commemoration ceremony.
One of the first prominent critics of the government’s decision was a respected Polish judge, Piotr Hofmanski, a former president.
Hofmanski underlined Poland’s unconditional obligation under international law to execute the warrant. However, he stressed that the Polish authorities have not so far broken the law and would do so only if Netanyahu set foot on Polish soil but was not arrested.
The resolution pledging not to arrest him was also met with widespread opposition across the Polish political spectrum. Journalists, experts, bloggers, political commentators, judicial authorities and the opposition — from the far left to the far right — condemned the decision, albeit for different reasons.
In November, the International Criminal Court , accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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01/27/2025January 27, 2025
Poland promises not to arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant
As world leaders, Holocaust survivors and others visit Poland, one prominent name will be missing from the official ceremony: that of Israeli Prime Minister .
The prime minister had not planned to take part in the ceremony in the first place, according to Israeli media, but that did not prevent some observers from thinking he would refrain from setting foot on Polish soil for legal reasons, based on reports in Poland.
This resulted in the Polish government announcing that it would allow Netanyahu — and, indeed, any other Israeli official — to visit the country for the anniversary without being arrested, triggering protests against the decision.
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch is now expected to represent his country at the event.
In November, the International Criminal Court , accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Skip next section Auschwitz the scene of ‘unimaginable crimes against innocent people’
01/27/2025January 27, 2025
Auschwitz the scene of ‘unimaginable crimes against innocent people’
The concentration camp has become a symbol of the worst horrors humankind is capable of perpetrating.
DW’s Christoph Strack wrote an article describing conditions at the camp and the atrocities committed there by the , with heartbreaking accounts from survivors.
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Berlin held ceremony on Thursday
A ceremony was held in Berlin on Thursday to commemorate the victims of Auschwitz. , who called for a stronger stance against antisemitism. Watch DW’s report on the ceremony:
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Skip next section Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial takes visitors into darkest chapter of German history01/27/2025January 27, 2025
Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial takes visitors into darkest chapter of German history
Kerstin Schmidt
The was established in German-occupied Poland. At least 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered there by the Nazi regime.
The Soviet Army liberated the camp on January 27, 1945.
In this video, DW asks visitors how they felt at the site:
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