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Polish leaders joined members of the Jewish community Thursday to celebrate Hanukkah, shortly after fringe lawmaker Grzegorz Braun took a fire extinguisher to the parliamentary menorah.

Top Polish leaders joined members of the Jewish community for a Hanukkah celebration two days after a far-right lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out burning candles on a menorah in the halls of parliament. The attendance of the president, speaker of parliament and other top legislative officials sent a signal that there is no tolerance in Poland for the kind of antisemitic behavior that shocked the country. A woman was injured in the incident and is still in a hospital, two days later.

“This is the true face of Poland,” the country’s U.S.-born chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich, said. “We are all together.”

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Top Polish leaders joined members of the Jewish community for a Hanukkah celebration two days after a far-right lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out burning candles on a menorah in the halls of parliament. The attendance of the president, speaker of parliament and other top legislative officials sent a signal that there is no tolerance in Poland for the kind of antisemitic behavior that shocked the country. A woman was injured in the incident and is still in a hospital, two days later.

Top Polish leaders joined members of the Jewish community for a Hanukkah celebration in parliament Thursday after a far-right lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out burning candles on a menorah earlier this week. The attendance of the president, speaker of parliament and other top legislative officials sent the message that there is no tolerance in Poland for the kind of antisemitic behavior that erupted in parliament halls Tuesday, shocking the country and drawing widespread condemnation...

“The right-wing government in Poland and its leading party PiS (Law and Justice) has been for years very critical of Germany's policies in many respects — including in defense,” said Marek Świerczyński, a defense analyst at Polityka Insight.

The leaks in the Nord Stream under the Baltic Sea heightened fears of shortages because of the clash with Russia, and showed how vital infrastructure could be at risk.

Suspicious gas leaks in Europe.

The leaks in the Nord Stream under the Baltic Sea heightened fears of shortages because of the clash with Russia, and showed how vital infrastructure could be at risk.