Poland passes bill to limit holocaust restitution claims
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The Polish parliament has advanced a bill that would limit the ability of claimants to seek restitution for property they owned during the holocaust, triggering a fresh diplomatic spat involving Israel and the United States.

Under the measure, which passed its first reading on Thursday, courts may consider appeals regarding administrative decisions only if they were made within the previous 30 years. That precludes any appropriations under communist governments, which confiscated and distributed much of the property owned by the 3.3 million Jews who lived in Poland during World War II.

Among the 460 lawmakers in the Sejm, the lower house of the parliament, 309 voted for the bill, the PAP news agency reported. The ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party supported the bill, while the left-leaning Civic Coalition abstained.

The bill must also pass in the Senate. No date has been set for a vote there.



https://www.jta.org/2021/06/24/global/in...parliament
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