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Croatian leaders have strongly condemned pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans before their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax in Split on Thursday. Local media reported that Torcida members chanted slogans such as “Crush the Jews,” “Rise up Adolf (Hitler),” and “Let’s go Ustasha.” Dozens of fans were detained for violence, and an investigation was launched after fans set off flares during the match. President Zoran Milanovic called the incident unacceptable and shameful, urging swift action against those involved to demonstrate that Croatia does not tolerate glorification of Nazism or the Ustasha regime. Israel’s embassy in Zagreb also condemned the chants, expressing deep shock at the antisemitic behavior.
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Police in Split, Croatia, arrested at least 12 Hajduk Split soccer fans on Friday following pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants before a UEFA Conference League match against Ajax from Amsterdam on Thursday night. Thousands of Hajduk Split supporters chanted slogans like "Crush the Jews," "Rise up Adolf (Hitler)," and "Let's go Ustasha" as they marched through the city, carrying a mock coffin with Ajax’s name emblazoned on it, targeting the team known for its ties to Amsterdam’s Jewish community. During the match, fans set off flares, leading to more than a 10-minute stoppage and clashes with police before the game. The incident prompted widespread condemnation from Croatian leaders, including President Zoran Milanovic, who urged for measures against such behavior, which is seen as damaging to Croatia’s soccer image and values of mutual respect and tolerance.

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Croatian leaders have slammed pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans before their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax, while Israel’s embassy voiced shock. asserted
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Groups of Hajduk Split fans, known as the Torcida, marched through the coastal town of Split before Thursday’s match chanting: “Crush the Jews”, “Rise up Adolf (Hitler)” and “Let’s go Ustasha”, referring to the country’s World War II pro-Nazi regime, local media reported. asserted
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Dozens of fans were detained before Thursday’s match for violence. asserted
Dozens → detain → violence
During the match, Torcida fans set off flares and other pyrotechnics in the stands, forcing more than a 10-minute stoppage. asserted
fans → set → stoppage
An investigation was opened into the pro-Nazi chants and suspects are being detained, police said. asserted
police → open → chants
President Zoran Milanovic in a Friday statement condemned the incident as “unacceptable and shameful”. asserted
Milanovic → condemn → incident
He urged swift action against the perpetrators to “show that there is no place in Croatia for the glorification of Nazism and Ustasha ideology”. asserted
He → urge → ideology
Israel’s embassy in Zagreb said on X it was “deeply shocked by the serious antisemitic incident that took place in Split and condemns it in the strongest possible terms”. asserted
that → say → terms
Conservative Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic also condemned “messages of anti-Semitism … completely at odds with the values we want to uphold in Croatian society”. asserted
we → condemn → society
Hajduk Split, who won the game 2-1, in a statement apologised to UEFA and Ajax who “witnessed scenes which we do not want Europe to remember”, while the Croatian football federation also condemned the incident. asserted
federation → win → incident
Croatia’s ultra-nationalist hardcore supporters have tainted the country’s image for years, notably by chanting pro-fascist slogans and displaying Ustasha symbols. asserted
supporters → taint → symbols
The Ustasha regime killed and persecuted hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and antifascist Croatians. asserted
regime → kill → Serbs
Croatia were docked a point by UEFA after their fans painted a swastika on the pitch in Split in 2015, before a Euro 2016 qualifier with Italy. asserted
fans → dock → Italy
The perpetrators were never found. asserted
perpetrators → find → ?
In recent years, the country has seen a growing tolerance for its pro-Nazi past, and critics accuse authorities of failing to sanction the use of Ustasha emblems. asserted
critics → see → emblems
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