▁had ▁friendly ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁France , ▁and ▁the ▁Western ▁B loc ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁Poland ▁attempted ▁to ▁remain ▁neutral ▁to ▁the ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁and ▁the ▁Americans . ▁In ▁particular , ▁Edward ▁Gi erek ▁sought ▁to ▁establish ▁Poland ▁as ▁a ▁medi ator ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁powers ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Both ▁the ▁U . S . ▁pres idents ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁general ▁secret aries ▁or ▁leaders ▁visited ▁commun ist ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁USS R , ▁Poland ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Czech oslov ak ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Poland ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁Israel ▁were ▁on ▁a ▁fair ▁level ▁following ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁P RL ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Part ition ▁Plan ▁for ▁Palest ine , ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁recognition ▁by ▁the ▁P RL ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁However , ▁by ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁it ▁sever ed ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁with ▁Israel ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Liber ation ▁Organ ization ▁which ▁recognized ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ,