Bosnia

Community mourns Holocaust survivor & 1 of last Ladino speakers

Bosnian Jews mourn Moris Albahari, one of Sarajevo’s last Ladino speakers.

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Israel supports law keeping Jews out of leadership in Bosnia

'Hard to fathom how State of Israel could welcome discrimination of Jews in Bosnia and Herzegovina,' Bosnia FM Turkovic says.

Bosnia announces it will deport Lev Tahor cult members

Lev Tahor 'does not present a threat to local community' in Bosnia, but will soon be reported, report says.

In Bosnia, Holocaust survivors at risk of dying from COVID-19

A Bosnian War prosecutor from Boston is trying to help Sarajevo’s Jews survive a brutal COVID-19 surge.

Eight defamatory programs on Israel by Dutch Public TV

Anti-Semitic graffiti found in two Bosnian cities

Jewish community calls on authorities to identify, punish, perpetrators.

Seven Bosnian jihadists sent to prison

Terrorism court in Sarajevo sentences seven Bosnian jihadists to prison for having joined ISIS.

Bosnia Arrests Syria Jihad Suspect

ISIS supporter, who spent a brief time in Syria, initially detained while walking down the street in a t-shirt with ISIS insignia.

Watch: 'Kill, Kill the Jews' at Vienna Pro-Palestinian Protest

Group of Bosnian soccer fans, in Vienna for international match, join pro-Palestinian protest which quickly turned anti-Semitic.

Bosnia Nabs ISIS Recruits Before Take-Off

Six people going to Syria to join ISIS arrested, as the issue of homegrown terrorists in 40% Muslim Balkan state grows.

ISIS Flags Fly High, Now in Bosnia

Special forces raid radical Muslim village after evidence reveals flags and home-grown ISIS support; 150 Bosnians in Syria-Iraq.

Bosnian Radical Imam Pleads Not Guilty to Terror Charge

A radical Muslim leader in Bosnia pleaded not guilty to charged of inciting terrorism and encouraging followers to join Islamic State.

Bosnia’s Serbian President Visits Israel, Voices Solidarity

Nebojsa Radmanovic played a crucial role in opposing unilateral steps by the Palestinian Authority at the United Nations.

Bosnia Refuses to Loan Sarajevo Hagaddah to NY's Met

National Museum in Sarajevo, where the Hagaddah is kept, closed its doors indefinitely due to a lack of funding.

Supreme Court Rules: Extradite Serb-Israeli Wanted for Genocide

Israel's supreme court ruled that an Israeli-Serb accused of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre could be extradited to Bosnia.

In Bosnia, Jews Still Not Permitted to Run for Elected Office

European official urges Bosnia to end practices of discrimination against Jewish minorities, whose members cannot run for elected office.

Bosnia: No Consensus on PA Statehood Bid

As Bosnia prepares to chair the UNSC, its triumvir of presidents say they have no consensus on the PA statehood bid, will likely abstain.

Abbas Scores Support in Bosnia

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas says he expects Bosnia to support the PA in its bid for statehood at the UN in September.

Israel to Deport Alleged Bosnian War Criminal

Aleksandar Cvetkovic, a Bosnian Serb who lives in Israel, is to extradited to his native country to stand trial on charges of genocide.

Israel Police Arrest 1995 Srebrenica Massacre Suspect

Israel Police have arrested and are preparing to extradite a suspect in connection with a massacre in the town of Srebrenica.

Bosnia Jew Wins Discrimination Suit

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Bosnia violated the rights of Bosnia Jews and Roma [gypsies] by barring them from elected office.