Poland has agreed to discuss the restitution of Jewish property abandoned prior to World War II. The decision was reached after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the matter during a visit to Poland last week, when he participated in an annual march in remembrance of Holocaust victims. During Netanyahu’s discussions with Polish officials, the two countries also agreed to set up a joint committee to review a deal in which Israel would upgrade Polish military helicopters.
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