The incidents, a few days after the Hamas massacres in south Israel, took place in Croatia and Greece’s second largest cities.

Antisemitic incidents took place in Croatia and Greece a few days after the massacres committed by Hamas against innocent civilians in the south of Israel.

In Split, Croatia’s second largest city, a graffiti “Juden Raus” (‘’Jews out’’) adorned with the “U” from the WW2 fascist Ustasa regime that killed and deported thousands of Jews made its appearance.

In Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city as well, the Holocaust memorial mural at the main train station was desecrated with the inscriptions “Jews=Nazi” and “Free Gaza”. Furthermore, a Jewish store was attacked, causing luckily only material damage.

Commenting on the incidents in Croatia, EJA Managing Director Jorgos Papadakis said: “It is hard to comprehend these acts of hatred against Jews in Europe. We have been in Croatia two weeks ago, organized an international conference in Zagreb and paid tribute to the thousands who perished at the notorious Jasenovac death camp.’’

He added : ‘’We praised the country’s IHRA chairmanship and the efforts made to eradicate antisemitism. This is why it is surprising that we heard no words of condemnation from the government. Using the exact same words the Nazis used before eventually leading millions of Jews to their death cannot be perceived even as a bad joke.”

Papadakis also stressed that ‘’as a Greek, I cannot even begin to comprehend such acts of violence and hate in a city (Thessaloniki) that lost almost its entire Jewish population, more than 50 thousand souls, during the Holocaust. The authorities must send a strong message by condemning this barbarism and bringing the culprits in front of justice. Anything else would not be acceptable.”