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Israel beats Belgium, advances to the round of 16 in EuroBasket for first time in a decade

The Belgians nearly erased a 21-point deficit in the final quarter – but the Israelis held on to claim a landmark achievement that has eluded them since 2015.

Israel players celebrate on the court following Tuesday’s 92-89 victory over Belgium, a result that secured the blue-and-white’s spot in the EuroBasket last-16.
 YACOV LIVNE (left) had to contend with diplomatic issues between Israel and Poland, Israeli political infighting, and the Ukraine-Russia war, during his term. Here, the former ambassador meets with Polish President Andrzej Duda.

'History is central to Israel-Poland ties,' former ambassador to Poland tells 'Post'

  Auschwitz concentration camp, operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during the Holocaust.

Jewish leader bashes former PM's denial of Poland's Holocaust role

 Donald Tusk, Polish PM

Polish PM: Israel testing Polish solidarity with the war on Hamas


Foreign Ministry: Ties with Poland important, Holocaust memory even more

Israel values its good political and bilateral ties with Warsaw, but preserving the memory of the Holocaust is even more important.

PHOTOGRAPH OF Auschwitz-Birkenau taken in February 2017.

EU's Tusk warns Poland must stop antisemitic remarks

"It is not too late for concrete action, just as it is not too late for common human decency."

Antisemitic graffiti is seen on a monument dedicated to the victims of the Krakow ghetto, 2010.

Old wrongs and unpleasant misunderstandings

The storm in Polish-Israeli relations has already begun.

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw

Poland-Israel meltdown demands Elisha Wiesel

As the only son of the world’s most famous Holocaust survivor, Elisha Wiesel has unequaled credibility in representing the Jewish community.

Elie Wiesel participates in a discussion on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 2, 2015

Polish rep headed to Knesset conference despite Foreign Ministry opposition

Parliamentary representatives from nearly 3 dozen countries will be represented at the international conference.

sraeli lawmakers attend a vote on a bill at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem February 6, 2017

Polish MP: I hope my prime minister is being stupid and not ruthless

MP Michal Kaminski is a member of the opposition party the Union of European Democrats, the only party which voted against the contentious “death camps law”.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki reacts after receiving his nomination during a government swearing-in ceremony in Warsaw, Poland, December 11, 2017.

Polish chief rabbi: Young Jews are questioning their place in Poland

Aftermath of the ‘death camps law’ leaves Polish Jews uneasy

People wear Israeli flags around their shoulders as they walk on the railroad tracks inside the former Nazi death camp of Birkenau (Auschwitz II) in Oswiecim-Brzezinka, southern Poland April 8, 2013.

Swastikas and anti-Polish graffiti found on Polish embassy in Tel Aviv

This incident comes a day after controversial comments by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

Swastikas sprayed on Polish embassy in Tel Aviv

As I See It: Poland unleashes its own inner demons

Poland has constructed a historical narrative about its behavior toward the Jews, which is false.

SUPPORTERS OF the Polish National Radical Camp Party gather in support of the Holocaust bill in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, February 2018

Keep Dreaming: Putting ‘the living’ back into ‘the march’

Calls to cancel the March of the Living as retribution for recent Polish legislation are self-defeating.

PEOPLE FROM across the globe take part in the JCC Krakow Ride for the Living in June 2017. The 88-km. ride starts at Auschwitz and ends in Krakow