▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights . ▁However , ▁the ▁case ▁was ▁un success ful ▁as ▁Pol es ▁are ▁not ▁class ified ▁as ▁an ▁eth nic ▁minor ity . ▁The ▁editor ▁of ▁The ▁Jewish ▁Chron icle , ▁Stephen ▁Pol l ard , ▁commented ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁" There ▁are ▁few ▁things ▁more ▁desp ic able ▁than ▁anti - S emit ism , ▁but ▁here ' s ▁one ▁of ▁them : ▁using ▁a ▁false ▁charge ▁of ▁anti - S emit ism ▁for ▁political ▁gain ." ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Stephen ▁F ry ▁was ▁interview ed ▁by ▁Jon ▁Snow ▁on ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁News ▁as ▁a ▁sign atory ▁of ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁then - Con serv ative ▁Party ▁leader ▁David ▁Camer on ▁express ing ▁concern ▁about ▁the ▁party ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁right - wing ▁Polish ▁Law ▁and ▁Justice ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament . ▁During ▁the ▁interview , ▁F ry ▁stated : ▁" There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁history , ▁let ' s ▁face ▁it , ▁in ▁Poland ▁of ▁a ▁right - wing ▁Catholic ism ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁deeply ▁disturb ing ▁for ▁those ▁of ▁us ▁who ▁know ▁a ▁little ▁history , ▁and ▁remember ▁which ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁border ▁Aus ch witz ▁was ▁on ..." ▁The ▁remark ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁compla int ▁from ▁the ▁Polish ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁London , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁an ▁editor ial ▁in ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁and ▁criticism ▁from ▁British ▁Jewish ▁historian ▁David ▁Ces ar ani .