Poland concerned by Hirchson attendance at Holocaust march

It is not true that many Poles collaborated with German Nazis. However even if the percentage is very, very small e.g. 0,05% , totally it was probably a few thousands. Generally collaborating with Germans was treated as the greatest treason. It was completely different in other countries like France, Denmark etc. Additionally, Germans introduced incomparably harsh and oppresive law in Poland comparing to the West It was very, very difficult for Poles to stand up for the Jews, because of the one simple reason, Poland was the only country Germans imposed death sentence (or sending for death camp) for helper and his whole family. I am not saying that there was not any Pole that helped Germans, but I would like to point our that the picture was so clear as you think it was.

Many Poles colaberated with the Nazis. If you think Poles were so kind then why did they not stand up for the Jews like the Bulgarians and Danish did. I know that millions of Poles were also killed but if you have been to Auschwitz (the village which is immediately next to the camp and on whish ashes fell like snow) and if you saw the film Shoah and what Poles who were alive during the war say about the Holocaust you will see how wrong you are.

Get your facts straight. IT WAS GERMANS AND NOT POLES. If you write about deflecting the crimes you should start with the crimes of Israel (theft of land, killing of people, appartheid etc). Becaues of people like you, there will always be problems between everybody. Check the calendar. It happened over 60 years ago. Most of the Germans, Poles and Israelis were not even borne yet at that time. Why should they pay for your frustrations ??

You say "Poland is the home of the murder of two and a half million Jews... In the 1940`s they were complicit with the Nazis ..." May I point out that: a) if by "Poland" you mean the physical land, then you are wrong: stones and trees do not commit murder and could not posdsibly have been "complicit" in anything, and b) if by "Poland" you refer to the inhabitants, then you are again wrong: the people of whom you speak are (pretty well) all dead, and the current inhabitants certainly could not, and did not, cooperate with the Nazis. I suspect that you really mean "Poland is a land that was once inhabited by bad people, and that fact justifies our regarding, and treating, the current inhabitants as bad people too". That is pure racism (actually, geographic-ism but I don't think there is such a word).

How can Poland lecture Israel on an internal matter? Poland is the home of the murder of two and a half million Jews, most their own citizens. In the 1940's they were complicite with the Nazis in the extermination of their Jewish population. We don't need any opinions from Poland on such matters.

he going to get his kickbacks out of Poland?

........when we need Poland to tell us how to behave. Shame on Hirschson, and shame on us for having such a crap legal/justice system that such a despicable human is allowed to continue to hold office as a Minister until it is ACTUALLY PROVEN that he is guilty of embezzlement..... Once again i wonder... how low can we sink?

This is actually ridiculous, when Mr Pelgs says something like that, while he himself - being an ambassador - has openly criticised authorities, of the hosting country. "Diplomat accuses education minister" http://pbn.home.pl/2006/07/14/diplomat-accuses-education-minister/

Greetings from Poland. I feel really sorry for you that Israeli authorities don't take the voices of Holocaust survivers and Holocaust organisations into consideration on this matter. One fragment of this article struck me really: "Peleg reminded the diplomat that Hirchson has not been indicted, and that Israel would view any form of official protest by the Polish government as an illegitimate transgression on an internal Israeli matter". This sounds funny in the mouth of the diplomate which openly 'illegitimately transgressed" internal Polish matters by criticizing Polish minister and trying to put pression on Polish authorities. Some kind of joke. Good luck to you all. You'll need it with such politicians like Hirchson or Katzev (not that our are better, but still...)

I hope he won't go. His actions, if true, are despicable.

Unfortunatelly, it doesn't matter what Poland will do it will look bad. Catch 22. If they stop him from entering Poland they will be called anti-Israeli by Isreali government and if they will let him in they will be called snti-semitic.

If nobody in Israel has the power to make you resign listen to the Poles. They are calling you a thief and telling you point blank that you are unwanted. You would do everyone a favor if you also took with you Olmert, Katzav, Ramon et all unwanted tainted politicians. There is something rotten in the state of Israel and it must be cut off.

Poland is right. How stupid could Israel possibly be to send someone that is strongly suspected of being a criminal to a Holocaust memorial? Anti-semites around the world love to accuse Jews of using the Holocaust to steal money. This helps their cause? Who are the morons in Israel who can't figure this out? Hirchson is strongly suspected of stealing Holocaust funds. Anti-semitic websites around the world love it when this sort of thing happens. So how will it look to the world when the world's only Jewish state sends a possible funds-stealer to represent them? Do you realize how "fitting" anti-semites will find that? They'll laugh so hard it hurts. I say this every week but can Israel please, please hire some sort of public relations consultants to help her stop messing the dumbest stuff up all the time? Do not send a suspected criminal to represent Israel anywhere, and do not send a suspected money-stealer to a Holocaust memorial event. Idiots.

The presence of HIRCHSON at the Mausoleum-Monument in Majdanek Concentration Camp where the Ashes of almost 20 thousand Jews killed in one day- the 3rd November 1943 (The "Enterfest" action)are displayed, is an insult to the memory of this innocent victims.I lost a Father and many close relatives on this day. Prisoner of this camp-14704

This guy is is extremely arrogant & 'a smear on the copybook' of the Jewish nation & race. He seeks redemption for his evilness by 'rubbing the salt in the wounds' of the survivors! Please, the Polish Government, don`t let this bastard in!!!!! Please Israeli Government don`t dear let him go there!!!!!

Even if Hirchson is innocent of embezzlement, just being suspected of this crime should be reason enough to stay out of this event. He has no shame, and in that, he is a typical Israeli politician. 10 points for Poland if they refuse his entry for this march!

Israel has an idea that the March of the Living takes place in its own territory. The kids misbehave. The airforce flies in formation. Hirchson shleps his pekele.

Olmert biweekly Jdate set by Condi with shaved jihadist Abbas , when Peres/Bibi/Barak choose to wear mini skirts with no underwear among Jihad mideast , make some company and present it as the new Jdate at the white house ,

Polish officials are quite right to issue their concerns. Hirchson is currently under investigation for stealing 10,000000 some of which came from the donations made in the name of the hollocaust. If only the Israeli goverment would take this concern. A light unto other nations ?

hope they don't let him in poland