This decision was made by the country's authorities after Israel criticized the adopted law on the Holocaust. On Tuesday morning, February 6, the head of the Israeli education department Naftali Bennet stated on his Facebook page.

According to him, the Polish government canceled the planned visit of the minister, because he mentioned the responsibility of the Poles for the murder of about 200,000 Jews during the Holocaust.

For me it is a great honor. It's an honor for all the people of Israel, "Bennet said.. Recall, Bennet is one of the most influential politicians in Israel. He heads the party "Jewish House", which is part of the religious coalition in the Knesset. On the eve of the Israeli Minister of Intelligence urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recall the ambassador from Poland after the adoption of the Warsaw Act on the Holocaust.

As reported URA-Inform, the upper house of the Polish parliament approved the law on the Holocaust on January 26, 2018. According to the document, public statements about the involvement of Poland and the Poles in the Holocaust will be punished for up to three years of imprisonment. In addition, the same punishment is provided for the propaganda of the "Bandera ideology".