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Netanyahu hosts Bosnia Serb leaders in Jerusalem

The Israeli prime minister thanked the president and former president of Republika Srpska for their strong stance against antisemitism.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Republika Srpska political leaders
From left: former President of Republika Srpska, Milorad Dodik, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and acting President of Republika Srpska Ana Trivić-Babić, at Netanyahu’s office in Jerusalem on Jan. 29, 2026. Photo by Amos Ben Gershom/GPO.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday met in his office in Jerusalem with Republika Srpska’s acting President Ana Trivić-Babić and former president Milorad Dodik.

Republika Srpska, also known as the Serb Republic, is one of the three political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The premier thanked the visitors for their many years of support for the State of Israel and for the deep friendship between the two peoples, as well as for their steadfast stance against any manifestation of antisemitism, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Both sides expressed a desire to deepen ties between the countries and to cooperate on various issues, the PMO added.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar had also met with the two Serb leaders, saying on X, “We discussed the mutual threat of radical Islamism in our regions. We appreciate their promotion of Holocaust remembrance, in light of rising antisemitism in Europe and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Serbs are true friends of the Jewish people and the State of Israel!”

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