Showing posts with label Poland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poland. Show all posts

Polish far-right MP snuffs out Hanukkah menorah with fire extinguisher

 


A rabbi lights candles of a menorah again after an incident in which a far-right lawmaker put out the candles, in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. CZAREK SOKOLOWSKI /AP

Dec 12, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

A far-right Polish lawmaker on Tuesday, December 12, used a fire extinguisher to put out a Hanukkah menorah placed in the parliament lobby, a stunt that saw him ordered out of the assembly by Szymon Holownia, the speaker of Poland's lower house of Parliament.

Poland seeks extradition of Ukrainian SS veteran who was applauded in Canada

 


Sept 27, 2023. Posted by  Balkan Periscope - Hellas

 

Poland’s Education Minister Przemysław Czarnek said Tuesday he has “taken steps” toward extraditing Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian Nazi veteran who was honored by Canadian parliamentarians last week.