Dutch Diplomatic Representation for Israel in Poland (1967–1990)

In 1967, after the defeat of Poland's Arab allies in the Six-Day War, Poland broke off diplomatic relations with Israel. The government of the Netherlands agreed to represent Israel's interests in Poland from 1967 to 1990. One of the most important duties in the initial period involved the protection of the Israeli ambassador under diplomatic immunity. The activities to be performed for Israel were largely of a consular and administrative nature. The Dutch embassy's most important activity was to issue emigration visas. Upon the departure of Jewish emigrants, the Polish authorities confiscated personal documents. The embassy would take these documents from the departing Polish Jews with the goal of transferring them to Israel. Another issue was that the Dutch embassy was forced to promote Jewish emigration exclusively to Israel. For the Netherlands, the country of emigration did not constitute a criterion in the delineation of representation.