Croatia's Jews to boycott official Holocaust commemoration
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Croatia's Jewish community has confirmed that it will boycott an official Holocaust commemoration to protest government's alleged inaction to curb the surge of neo-Nazi sentiments in the country.
The Coordinating Committee of the Jewish Communities of Croatia said Monday it would hold its own commemoration at a World War II Nazi-run death camp on April 15, a week before the ceremony that is to be attended by government officials.
Jewish committee officials have accused Croatia's new right-wing government of ignoring open public resurgence of anti-Semitism, including pro-Nazi slogans chanted by Croatian fans during a soccer match between Croatia and Israel last month.
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Tens of thousands of Jews, Serbs and Gypsies have died in death camps run by the Nazi puppet state of Croatia during WWII.