Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly expressed a desire to attend the commemoration, nor was he invited to do so by its organizer, the Auschwitz Museum.Pool photo by Debbie Hill/AFP via Getty Images

Netanyahu can attend Auschwitz memorial event, Poland’s Tusk says – POLITICO

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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has guaranteed safe passage for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to travel to an event to mark the 80th anniversary of the allied liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, despite the International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued against him.

Tusk on Thursday told reporters: “I confirm, whether it is the prime minister, the president or the minister — as it is currently declared — of education of Israel, whoever will come to Oświęcim for the celebrations in Auschwitz will be assured of safety and will not be detained.”

A resolution published by Tusk’s office on Thursday noted: “The Polish government treats the safe participation of the leaders of Israel in the commemorations on January 27, 2025, as part of paying tribute to the Jewish nation, millions of whose daughters and sons became victims of the Holocaust carried out by the Third Reich.”