We should not support Jewish celebrations at a time when genocide against the Palestinian civilian population is taking place, Confederation spokesperson Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik said on TVP Info, referring to the extinguishing of Hanukkah candles by MP Grzegorz Braun in the Sejm.
On Tuesday, MP Braun used a powder fire extinguisher to extinguish Hanukkah candles that were lit during the ceremony in the Sejm. He then appeared on the Sejm stage as the meeting was chaired by Konfederacja Deputy Marshal Krzysztof Bosak. The meeting was taken over by Marshal Szymon Hołownia, who excluded Braun from the meeting and announced that, among other things, he would file a request against him with the prosecutor’s office. for disrupting a religious ceremony. Hołownia also announced that the Presidium of the Sejm punished Braun with deprivation of half his salary for three months and the full allowance for half a year. It was reported on Wednesday that Braun had been suspended as a member of the Confederation Club and was also banned from speaking from the parliamentary podium.
The Left Club filed a motion to dismiss Krzysztof Bosak from the position of deputy chairman of the Sejm, arguing that it allowed Braun to speak after the incident and enabled him to deliver an anti-Semitic speech. The Left pointed out that Deputy Marshal Bosak’s insufficient response to Braun’s words forced Marshal Hołownia to take over the proceedings.
The Warsaw Public Prosecutor’s Office initiated ex officio proceedings regarding Tuesday’s events in the Sejm, with the participation of a member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland.
“We condemn this type of behavior.”
Konfederacja’s spokeswoman was asked on TVP Info about the incident involving MP Grzegorz Braun (Confederation), in the context of whether he should not face harsher consequences for his action.
We have made it clear that we condemn this type of behavior. Hanukkah candles may not be extinguished with a fire extinguisher in the Sejm; they can be extinguished in any other possible way – not necessarily with a fire extinguisher, creating a threat
– emphasized Zajączkowska-Hernik.
She asked why “Hanukkah is celebrated in the Sejm at all,” adding that it was only introduced seventeen years ago. Lech Kaczynski.
17 years ago there was no problem with the fact that there was no Hanukkah in the Sejm; just like in the Knesset, there is no problem with the fact that there is no distribution of the host and there is no nativity scene
– noted the spokeswoman.
We should not support Jewish celebrations while the Israeli army commits genocide against Palestinian civilians
– she assessed.
According to her, we are dealing with hypocrisy, both from Marshal Szymon Hołownia, who – as she said – was in favor of the separation of state and church, “and he agrees to the celebration of Hanukkah in the Sejm.”
And again with hypocrisy on the part of the left, which now suddenly stands in large numbers to defend Hanukkah in the Sejm.
– added the spokeswoman.
Referring to MP Braun’s suspension as a member of the Confederation Club, she said: “No one from the outside will dictate what the Confederation Club will look like because we are trying to be blackmailed at this point.”
Both Deputy Marshal Krzysztof Bosak is blackmailed by the fact that he must appear at the lighting of Hanukkah candles – after all, a Catholic cannot be ordered to appear at Jewish celebrations
– said Zajączkowska-Hernik.
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Source: wPolityce