00:00A major diplomatic crisis is unfolding in Poland after a lawmaker displayed a modified
00:04Israeli flag inside parliament. On Tuesday, lawmaker Konrad Berkowicz sparked international
00:09outrage by using Nazi imagery during a debate on Middle East policy. The display, which replaced
00:15the star of David with a swastika, was immediately condemned by Deputy Speaker Wladimir Zarzusty,
00:21who halted proceedings. Global reaction was swift. Israel's embassy called it an anti-Semitic
00:27horror, while the U.S. ambassador to Poland described the act as vile. The stakes are now
00:32legal. Under the Polish Penal Code, promoting totalitarian symbols can carry a sentence of
00:37up to three years in prison. Prosecutors are now reviewing if parliamentary immunity shields this
00:42conduct, or if it crosses the line into criminal hate speech. This incident marks a critical test
00:47for Polish democratic boundaries.
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