Poland's Senate Passes Controversial Holocaust Bill
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Poland's Senate has approved a controversial bill that makes it illegal to accuse Poles of complicity in the Nazi Holocaust, BBC reports.
The bill also prohibits describing Nazi death camps in Poland as Polish. It sets fines or a maximum three-year jail term as punishment.
It passed in the upper house of the Polish parliament with 57 votes to 23, with two abstaining, according to AFP news agency. The bill must be signed off by the president before entering into law. The Polish President Andrzej Duda says his country has the right "to defend historical truth".
The proposal caused a weekend rift with Israel, which accuses Poland of attempting to change history.
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