▁claim ▁by ▁NR K ▁a ▁f als ification ▁" off ensive ▁to ▁historical ▁truth ". ▁ ▁In ▁Polish - J ew ish ▁relations ▁▁ ▁Card inal ▁Jó zef ▁G le mp ▁in ▁his ▁controvers ial ▁and ▁widely ▁critic ized ▁speech ▁delivered ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁( and ▁ret ract ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ) ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁out bur st s ▁of ▁ant is emit ism ▁are ▁a ▁" leg it imate ▁form ▁of ▁national ▁self - def ence ▁against ▁Jewish ▁anti - Pol on ism ." ▁He ▁" ask ed ▁Jews ▁who ▁' have ▁great ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁mass ▁media ▁in ▁many ▁countries ' ▁to ▁rein ▁in ▁their ▁anti - Pol on ism ▁because ▁' if ▁there ▁won ' t ▁be ▁anti - Pol on ism , ▁there ▁won ' t ▁be ▁such ▁ant is emit ism ▁among ▁us ' ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y itz h ak ▁Sh am ir ▁said ▁Pol es ▁“ dr ink ▁in ▁( anti - S emit ism ) ▁with ▁their ▁mother ’ s ▁milk .” ▁Polish ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁T ade usz ▁Maz owie cki ▁said ▁that ▁“ th ese ▁blank et ▁statements ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁destruct ive ▁actions ▁imag in able ,” ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁“ do ▁irre par able ▁harm ” ▁to ▁people ▁seeking ▁Polish - J ew ish ▁recon c ili ation . ▁ ▁Jan ▁Now ak - J ez ior ans ki , ▁a