(Jewish Group) Far-right Polish lawmaker disrupts moment of silence for the Holocaust to decry 'Jewish genocide in Gaza'
A far-right Polish member of the European Parliament with a history of antisemitic statements disrupted a moment of silence for the victims of the Holocaust in order to decry “the Jewish genocide in Gaza.”
Grzegorz Braun, chairman of the far-right Confederation of the Polish Crown party, known as KKP, interrupted the minute of silence on Wednesday, two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In footage of the moment, voices were audible as Roberta Metsola, the European Parliament’s president, called for silence. Then, Braun began to speak in a loud voice.
“Let’s pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza,” he said. After a pause, he added, “Thank you, everybody, for praying for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza.”
After the minute of silence, Metsola said, to applause, “Mr Braun, you leave the chamber now.”
Braun’s party website, which features his photo on the homepage, also includes a link to an 18th century encyclical by Pope Benedict XIV recommending that Poles deprive Jews of property, restrict them from holding office and avoid doing business with them.
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