Polish Ambassador to Israel to remain in the country until further notice

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that in reaction to the recent "unjustified actions" of Israel, the Polish ambassador to this country will remain in Poland until further notice. It was added that the decision on the permanent level of Polish diplomatic representation in Israel will be made in the following days.

"Moreover, bearing in mind the principle of symmetry in bilateral relations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs suspends the departure of the already designated deputy ambassador to Israel, planned for this week. Another employee of the post will be temporarily appointed to head the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tel Aviv," the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs added.

On Saturday, in reaction to President Andrzej Duda's signing of the amendment to the Code of Administrative Procedure, Israeli Foreign Minister Jair Lapid said that Poland "approved - not for the first time - an immoral, anti-Semitic law." Lapid announced that he had instructed the chargé d'affaires of the embassy in Warsaw to return to Israel and that the new Israeli ambassador to Poland, who was to leave for Warsaw, would remain in Israel. According to the Reuters Agency, Lapid suggested that the Polish ambassador to Israel extend his vacation and not return to Israel.

Prime Minister Morawiecki said on Sunday that the decision to lower the diplomatic rank was "groundless and irresponsible".

(TVN24)