The “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” daily published an article entitled “Did the Poles murder 200,000 Jews during the Second World War or were they just isolated cases?”, suggesting that Mr Kumoch's involvement in the dispute had gone too far. It certainly has to do with the situation earlier this year when the newspaper refused to publish the ambassador’s rebuttal after one of the NZZ's articles. Mr Kumoch then lodged a complaint to the Swiss Press Council.

The Swiss daily suggested, quoting two local politicias that there was a hidden agenda of fostering “a Polish domestic political dispute” behind Mr Kumoch’s both friendly disposition and steadfast interventions in the press whenever Poland’s name was blemished with allegations of having actively contributed to the Holocaust.



Ambassador Kumoch has many a time protested against the Swiss media implicating Poland in murdering 200,000 Jews, stressing that the number was “invented” by historian Jan Grabowski.



The Polish Ambassador Jakub Kumoch responded to the Swiss politicians' comments saying that they stem from a misconception about the role of a diplomat. “An ambassador is someone who represents his country. Like my friends [Polish] ambassadors to the US and Israeli ambassadors, I speak up in the public debate and find myself attacked for that.”



Responding to the NZZ article, Mr Kumoch tweeted: “The article includes comments by three people which has never met me. It says a lot about this narrative :). 2. More seriously. Ładoś story is real. Yad Vashem has recognized it this year. The NZZ were constantly offered materials. They were uninterested.”

1. The article includes comments by three people which has never met me. It says a lot about this narrative :).

2. More seriously. Ładoś story is real. Yad Vashem has recognized it this year. @NZZ were constantly offered materials. They were uninterested. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/UxmafUloGi — Jakub Kumoch (@JakubKumoch) October 1, 2019

A personal attack from the newspaper which, recently, at least twice wrote about "Polish death camps".



What an honour!



Zapewniam, że i ja i @PLinSwitzerland nadal bronić będziemy Polski przed kłamstwem i przeinaczeniami. Taka jest nasza rola. 1/2https://t.co/jWXprRymTv — Jakub Kumoch (@JakubKumoch) October 1, 2019

Thank you so much for your support in such a moment of a personal attack. @PLinSwitzerland @AuschwitzMuseum @JHIInstytut @ipngovpl and @InstPileckiego did not invent Ambassador Ładoś and his people! Calling it 'whitewashing' is disrespectful to many survivors ... @NZZ https://t.co/HVs9TNTD8p — Jakub Kumoch (@JakubKumoch) October 1, 2019

source: Polsat News, Twitter, Poland IN

The Swiss daily also claimed that Mr Kumoch works for his own political interest by taking an active stance on misascribing participation in the Holocaust to Poland. Moreover, the daily refused to give Mr Kumoch the possibility to respond to its articles three times.The Polish Ambassador also expressed his gratitude to the Auschwitz Museum, Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, Polish organisations and institutions for showing support “in such a moment of a personal attack.”