Polish Far-Right Lawmaker Extinguishes Hanukkah Menorah with Fire Extinguisher
TL;DR
A far-right Polish lawmaker, Grzegorz Braun, extinguished the candles on a menorah during a Hanukkah ceremony in the parliament using a fire extinguisher. The incident was widely condemned by political forces, and the speaker of the parliament excluded Braun from the session, reporting him to prosecutors. The parliament imposed the highest financial penalty on Braun, and Rabbi Shalom Ber Stambler, who led the ceremony, described the chaos that ensued. The act has been denounced as antisemitic, and the US Ambassador expressed outrage.
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