The Polish Minister of Defense turned out to be a supporter of the Jewish conspiracy theory
Poland's newly appointed Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz has come under attack for comments regarding Jewish conspiracy theories.
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The reason for criticism was the politician’s speech on the Christian educational online radio station “Radio Maria”, which took place back in 2002.
Then Antoni Macierewicz shared with listeners his thoughts on the Jewish conspiracy theory. He stated that the book “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” which is considered a falsification, in fact is not such, and plans for world domination have a basis. Matserevich noted that this issue is still debatable, but “as experience shows, there are such people in Jewish circles.”
According to Rafał Pankowski, a senior researcher at the Collegium Civitas University, who wrote a book on racism in Europe, Macierewicz’s nationalist views are in line with the radio station’s religious and xenophobic discourse.
“The political culture of the Law and Justice Party seems to be heavily dependent on such discourse. It is a sad time for Polish and European democracy if the promotion of conspiracy theories receives high-level approval,” Pankowski said.
Antoni Macierewicz is one of the most odious figures in the Polish political field, the newspaper notes. His appointment as defense minister could complicate relations not only with Russia, but also with NATO and the EU.
Following the results of the parliamentary elections, Poland may take a turn to the right, the publication notes. Five political parties entered the Sejm of the eighth convocation. The leading position was taken by the opposition party of ex-Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski “Law and Justice”. She will receive 232 seats in the 460-seat Sejm.
Macierewicz was reportedly deputy defense minister from 2005-2007. During his tenure in this position, he dismantled the military intelligence agency, the Military Information Agency, to purge it of agents from the era of the Polish People's Republic. This move led to the names of the agents being revealed. Critics argued that he weakened Poland's security services.
Macerevich has also led the parliamentary group investigating the Smolensk disaster since 2010, whose members criticized the results of the official investigation.
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