Poland in Palestine

Olga Tokarczuk, Polish writer and activist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature for “a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”

Eighty years ago, German aggression on Poland started the Second World War. In the early hours of 1 September 1939, troops of the German Reich crossed the Polish-German border. Polish Army put up military resistance and expected the Allies’ reaction. On 3 September 1939, France and the UK declared war on the German Reich but did not take any real military action. Poland’s tragic fate was sealed on 17 September 1939 when the Soviet Union launched the invasion of Poland from the East. The attack of the German Reich and the Soviet Union resulted from the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed by the two totalitarian regimes, a secret protocol to which effectively divided Central Europe into the so-called spheres of influence.

“Palestine is an important partner for Poland in the Middle East and traditionally we have had very good relations,” said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz after a meeting with the chief of Palestinian diplomacy Riad Malki.

“I am very happy that we can all enjoy happy moments of the Holy Ramadan – when compassion, friendship and solidarity gain special significance,” said Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during iftar, a formal dinner on the occasion of Ramadan which he hosted for the chiefs of diplomatic missions of Muslim countries accredited to Poland.