Poland's foreign minister has summoned the Israeli ambassador following a post by Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, which stated that Poland was the first country where Jews were forced to wear a yellow badge. Polish officials objected to the wording, arguing it could falsely imply Polish complicity in Nazi crimes, and requested that Yad Vashem clarify the country's occupation by Germany during the Second World War. The post referenced a 1939 order by the German governor in occupied Poland requiring Jews to wear identifying armbands. Despite criticism from Polish leaders, Yad Vashem responded by specifying that the order was issued by German authorities but did not amend the original post. The incident has reignited sensitivities in Poland over historical narratives relating to the Holocaust and Nazi occupation.
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