Croatia

Israel struggles in World Cup qualifiers, faces 'uphill battle' after disastrous opening window

Playing the “home” game in Riga is obviously not ideal for Israel, but the squad has faced this challenge since the outbreak of the war in October 2023.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
YAIR KRAVITS (right) and Team Israel were badly outplayed by both and Germany and Croatia in their opening two matches to 2027 World Cup qualifying.
MAKING HIS first national team appearance since 2022, Tamir Blatt reenters the fold at a pivotal moment as Israel begins its push toward the 2027 World Cup.

Israel opens World Cup qualifying campaign with tough tests vs. Germany, Croatia

“We are about to launch the next campaign that is very significant for Israeli basketball and for all of us,” noted Beit Halachmi. “It’s a very big challenge, but also a huge opportunity."

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
A POSTCARD depicting the synagogue in Osijek’s Upper Town facing the cathedral. The synagogue was destroyed during the Holocaust.

Crossroads to comeback: Croatia’s Osijek leads minor Balkan Jewish cultural revival

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: This past month the Jewish community in Osijek hosted a whole slew of Jewish cultural activities for both the local Jewish and non-Jewish population.

|ByRONEN SHNIDMAN
2,000-year-old Roman cargo ship laden with olive and fruit remains uncovered in Croatia's Barbir Bay.

2,000-year-old Roman cargo ship with olive and fruit remains found in Croatia's Barbir Bay

The 12.5 meter wreck, excavated over four years, will be digitally mapped with photogrammetry before being reburied in the sand that protected it for two millennia.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel offers immediate assistance to Croatia after magnitude 6.4 quake

Rescuers tried to pull people from the rubble of collapsed buildings, television footage showed, and army troops were sent in to help.

DECEMBER 29, 2020ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Earthquake strikes in Croatia near Zagreb

Israeli U23 judokas take home gold, silver medals

Lanir, 20, had just won the bronze medal in the U21 Euros last week.

NOVEMBER 11, 2020ByURIEL STURM
Inbar Lanir.

Ashkenazi, Levin ask Croatian FM to move embassy to Jerusalem

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi called Croatia “one of our best friends in Europe” and said “it’s about time for Croatia to join in…and move its embassy to Jerusalem.”

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020ByLAHAV HARKOV
GERMAN FOREIGN Minister Heiko Maas (right) takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union from Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic-Radman during a symbolic handover in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin last week.

Grapevine August 21, 2020: When Irish eyes were smiling

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 20, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT REUVEN RIVLIN is seen greeting Heath Minister Yuli Edelstein.

Israelis to be able to fly to Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria on Sunday - El Al

Since these destinations are located in green states, Israelis would not have to enter a two-week quarantine upon their return to Israel.

AUGUST 19, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
EL AL EMPLOYEES take part in a May protest asking for a recovery plan for the cash-strapped airline, in Jerusalem.

Sarajevo protests Mass for slain Nazi allies with march for their victims

The Mass is part of annual commemorations that Croatia introduced three decades ago for the tens of thousands of Croatian and Bosnian Ustasa members and their supporters.

MAY 16, 2020ByREUTERS
Victims of the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime killed at the end of the World War Two lay on the ground surrounded by posing Ustasha soldiers near the Sava River in Croatia in 1945

Green Day, Netta Barzilai, BTS cancel performances over coronavirus fears

"We have decided together to cancel one performance so as not to put ourselves and our loved ones in danger."

MARCH 1, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
Winner of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, Netta Barzilai of Israel, takes part at the "Orange Carpet" opening ceremony of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel May 12, 2019.

Croatia hosts art exhibition in memory of Holocaust victims

The exhibition in Zagreb featured about 30 paintings and graphic works from Meer Axelrod's "Nazi Occupation" series.

MARCH 1, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Guests view the exhibition of Meer Axelrod's 'Nazi Occupation' series in Zagreb, Croatia.

Why is Israel courting Croatia’s leader?

Holocaust revisionism and the rise of antisemitism are being fueled by Croatian politicians.

AUGUST 15, 2019ByNATASHA SRDOC, JOEL ANAND SAMY
President Reuven Rivlin hosts a state dinner on July 29 in honor of Croatia’s President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Holocaust main subject of conversation between Rivlin and Croatian President

The government had proposed establishing a monument for victims of the Holocaust, and the project was taken up by the Zagreb municipality.

JULY 31, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
President Reuven Rivlin held a state reception for Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović who visits Israel