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Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV official of anti-Semitism
By DPA

Israeli ambassador to Croatia, Shmuel Meirom, called on Tuesday for the dismissal of a programming council official at Croatian TV broadcaster HRT, accusing her of anti-Semitism.

Jadranka Kolarevic had attacked Ephraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center for speaking out against the broadcast of a concert by ultra-nationalist Croatian performer Marko "Thompson" Perkovic.

Perkovic's songs feature patriotic sentiment and nostalgia for the Ustasha regime, which collaborated with the Nazis during the Second World War, and during whose rule (1941-1945) tens of thousands of Jews, Serbs, Roma and anti-fascists were killed in concentration camps.
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Perkovic's fans often wear black uniforms resembling those of the Ustasha army.

"Many people die daily in Palestine and he wants to comment on the situation in Croatia," Kolarevic said of Zuroff, who runs the Wiesenthal Centre's Israeli branch.

Meirom sent a letter to Croatian Parliamentary Speaker Vladimir Seks and HRT General Director Vanja Sutlic, demanding the dismissal of Kolarevic for what he called "deeply anti-Semitic" remarks.

While Seks has yet to react to the ambassador's request, Sutlic said it was not Meirom's place to interfere in Croatia's internal matters.
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  1.   Anti-Semitic Croations? No!!! 20:00  |  Paul Taylor 24/07/07
  2.   The TV-speaker sounds like so many Israeli Lefties,an alliance of 20:26  |  Absolute Sweden 24/07/07
  3.   Is that really anti-semitic? 21:02  |  Michael 24/07/07
  4.   no wonder 21:15  |  gaabor 24/07/07
  5.   Tall fences make for good neighbors. 21:43  |  Kevin Minailo 24/07/07
  6.   There are good Croatians too...like Giovanni Rosso 21:47  |  Jake 24/07/07
  7.   someone should comment on singer Marko 22:05  |  topanga 24/07/07
  8.   Kolarevic simply learnt from Haaretz 22:10  |  Nathan 24/07/07
  9.   My opinion 22:11  |  Teacher 24/07/07
  10.   michael the brit #3 22:30  |  larry from maine 24/07/07
  11.   Michael 22:37  |  Brad 24/07/07
  12.   Kevin Minailo 22:40  |  Brad 24/07/07
  13.   hey they`re europee ons 22:48  |  ross 24/07/07
  14.   Larry twisting the facts 23:12  |  Michael 24/07/07
  15.   Kev 23:24  |  Albert Seligman 24/07/07
  16.   Michael 23:26  |  Albert Seligman 24/07/07
  17.   AntiSemitic croutons??? 23:28  |  Dukester 24/07/07
  18.   If criticizing Judeofascists is anti-semitic..then I am one 23:31  |  KM 24/07/07
  19.   Am I reading this right 23:32  |  David 24/07/07
  20.   Not many left there 23:39  |  sweis Melbourne 24/07/07
  21.   More typical zionist whining! 23:50  |  Hannah 24/07/07
  22.   Larry the yank 8 00:06  |  Michael 25/07/07
  23.   #6. Jake 00:09  |  Roamn 25/07/07
  24.   Not antisemitic 00:14  |  Armand 25/07/07
  25.   #3. Michael 00:17  |  Chris 25/07/07
  26.   Evacuate?? Slight Over-reation don`t u think 00:43  |  Chiam 25/07/07
  27.   Every Croatian is anti-semitic 01:02  |  Seth J. Frantzman 25/07/07
  28.   Croatia 01:13  |  Menachem Banetz 25/07/07
  29.   What do you expect from Hinterlanders? 01:15  |  Joey 25/07/07
  30.   Croatia 01:43  |  Carlo 25/07/07
  31.   Croats are cousins of the Khazars 02:20  |  Hannah 25/07/07
  32.   Many people die daily 03:23  |  Fritz 25/07/07
  33.   #18 KM Slaughter What 03:50  |  Tobia 25/07/07
  34.   KEEP POSTING HANNAH 04:01  |  TOBIA 25/07/07
  35.   Every Croatian is anti-semitic ?? 04:13  |  Maki 25/07/07
  36.   Israeli Embassy Staff Learning Diplomacy 05:25  |  Hetti Kett 25/07/07
  37.   I am Croatian 14:32  |  Ivan 25/07/07
  38.   Thank u # 3 15:35  |  suad 25/07/07
  39.   TEACHER 18:11  |  JOJO 25/07/07
  40.   IVAN37 18:35  |  JOJO 25/07/07
  41.   Hannah 23:20  |  Eddie the Eagle 25/07/07
  42.   hannah, I got yer ashkenazi dinner swingin 03:14  |  boxley 26/07/07
  43.   Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV official of anti-Semitism 23:36  |  Borna V. 26/07/07
  44.   Gaabor -Naziiiiiiiiiiiis everyyyyywhere 23:48  |  Bobo 26/07/07
  45.   Thompson`s songs 17:12  |  mario 27/07/07
  46.   Croat nationalism 17:22  |  mario 27/07/07
  47.   Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV offcial of anti-Semitism 20:00  |  Dobroslav 27/07/07
  48.   Dobroslav propaganda 1. 18:13  |  mario 28/07/07
  49.   Dobroslav propaganda 2. 18:16  |  mario 28/07/07
  50.   Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV offcial of anti-Semitism 16:23  |  Dobroslav Paraga 29/07/07
  51.   Croatia 22:52  |  Menachem Banetz 29/07/07
  52.   Dobroslav put down the crack pipe 03:04  |  Mario 30/07/07
  53.   Ha haaa haaa 17:45  |  Mario 30/07/07
  54.   Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV offcial of anti-Semitism 23:33  |  Dobroslav Paraga 30/07/07
  55.   Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV offcial of anti-Semitism 23:17  |  Dobroslav Paraga 02/08/07
  56.   Help Lipizzaner horses 02:03  |  mario 05/08/07
  57.   Croatia`s Far Right 12:29  |  Peter 07/08/07
  58.   Israeli envoy to Croatia accuses TV offcial of anti-Semitism 19:13  |  Dobroslav Paraga 11/08/07
  59.   Dobroslav Paraga 00:37  |  Manny from Kanada 26/08/07
  60.   croatia 19:16  |  hrvat 04/11/07
  61.   Hrvat 05:13  |  Ig 29/03/08
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