Yad Vashem laments 'problematic' Polish legislation
The Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Center in Jerusalem released a statement Thursday decrying the problematic legislation approved by the Polish Senate to regulate speech on Poland's role in the Holocaust which killed 6 million Jews.
"It is most unfortunate that, despite all the problems with the formulation of this law and the harsh protest it has engendered, Poland has decided to pass this problematic piece of legislation," the statement began.
"This law is liable to blur historical truths due to limitations it places on expressions regarding the complicity of segments of the Polish population in crimes against Jews committed by its own people, either directly or indirectly, on Polish soil during the Holocaust."
