Polish MP Displays Swastika-Modified Israeli Flag in Parliament

A Polish lawmaker from the far-right Confederation Party sparked widespread condemnation on April 14, 2026, when he displayed an altered Israeli flag bearing a Nazi swastika in place of the Star of David during a parliamentary session in Warsaw. Konrad Berkowicz, addressing Israel's military actions in Gaza, Lebanon and against Iran, compared the country to the "new Third Reich" and accused its forces of committing genocide.

Berkowicz held up the modified flag while stating, "Israel is the new Third Reich, and its flag should look like this." He further claimed that Israel's attacks had caused civilian suffering felt by Poles through rising fuel prices and far worse for children in the region, where he said dozens more had died. The MP specifically alleged the use of banned white phosphorus munitions, describing their effects in graphic detail: the substance allegedly suffocates victims by absorbing oxygen, burns lungs from within and causes irreversible injuries requiring amputations. He accused Israel of "committing a genocide before our eyes with particular cruelty."

The display immediately drew shouts of protest from other parliamentarians in the Sejm, Poland's lower house....