Israeli foreign minister kicks off European tour in Croatia The meeting was the first stop on a four-country swing through central Europe. May 29, 2023
Thousands of Bosnians protest against Mass for Nazi-allied soldiers Protesters march through city chanting anti-fascist songs and holding up pictures of resistance fighters • Bosnia’s Catholic Church claims the Mass honored all innocent victims of the war. May 17, 2020
Artist’s series on display for first time in Croatia depicts Holocaust victims, partisans Meer Axelrod was banned in the Soviet Union from artistic work, yet for nearly half a century, he continued to paint about Jewish life and the tragic fate of Jews who died in pogroms. March 2, 2020
Croatia ignores charges by Jewish leaders of rewriting history of Holocaust The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress supports the demand of Croatia’s Jewish community to break the silence surrounding the appalling crimes of the fascist Ustaša regime against humanity. June 27, 2019
Amid US objections, Croatia scraps F-16 deal with Israel Croatia canceled a $500 million sale of a dozen F-16 fighter planes due to the United States denying an Israeli request to execute the deal. Jan. 10, 2019
Israel likely to cancel F-16 sale to Croatia James Mattis, U.S. Secretary of Defense at the time, rejected a request from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to soften U.S. conditions, including returning the planes to their initial state prior to Israeli upgrades. Jan. 8, 2019
Report: Mattis rejected request by Netanyahu to spur arms deal with Croatia In order to approve the deal, the United States required that Israel uninstall Israeli systems included in the F-16s, which would return the planes to their initial state prior to Israeli upgrades. Dec. 27, 2018
Historians accuse Croatia of covering up World War II crimes Critics warn that a law barring public access to archive materials on individuals aged 100 and over will silence research into Croatian government’s wartime collaboration with Nazis. Neta Bar and Israel Hayom Staff July 17, 2018
Israel and Croatia agree to pursue $500 million F-16 fighter jet deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković have agreed to advance the sale of Israeli F-16 fighter jets to Croatia. Jan. 26, 2018
