President Kwasniewski promises apology to Israel for Jedwabne massacre

In an interview for the Israeli daily Jedijot Achronot, President Aleksander Kwasniewski announced that on July 10, 2001 Poland will formally apologize to Israel for the mass killing of some 1,600 Jews murdered in Jedwabne in 1941 for allegedly participating in the Soviet repression of Poles. "This issue evokes in us painful remorse ... [It was] a brutal massacre of innocent people" Kwasniewski said. July 10 marks the 60th anniversary commemorating the tragic event. The National Remembrance Institute (IPN) is currently carrying out an investigation to establish the exact number of victims, their identity, and the circumstances under which they were murdered. (Rzezcpospolita, March 3-4. p.A2) A.Z.