The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bosnian-war/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:09:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Bosnian War | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bosnian-war/ 32 32 Bosnian director’s short on Muslims and Jews saving one another is a ‘mitzvah’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnian-directors-short-on-muslims-and-jews-saving-one-another-is-a-mitzvah/ Sat, 04 Nov 2023 14:07:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3142908 In Sabina Vajrača's award-winning film, a Muslim family saves a Jewish one from the Nazis. 50 years later, the Jewish family returns the favor in Sarajevo

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]]> War crimes court upholds genocide conviction for ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-crimes-court-upholds-genocide-conviction-for-butcher-of-bosnia/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 17:07:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2560850 Ex-Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's appeal against life sentence for 1995 Srebrenica massacre rejected by UN tribunal in The Hague

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]]> Bosnian Muslims mark 1995 Srebrenica massacre with fresh burials https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnian-muslims-mark-1995-srebrenica-massacre-with-fresh-burials/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:13:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2110284 Relatives of over 8,000 men and boys killed by Bosnian Serb troops among attendees of ceremony that sees interment of 33 newly identified victims of the slaughter

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]]> Israeli Holocaust historian to head new Srebrenica commission https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-holocaust-historian-to-head-new-srebrenica-commission/ Sat, 09 Feb 2019 17:52:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2015155 Professor Gideon Greif will lead new probe into 1995 massacre, as a second Israeli academic investigates 'suffering of Serbs in Sarajevo during the war'

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]]> In ethnically split Bosnia, ‘others,’ including Jews, are on the outside https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-ethnically-split-bosnia-others-including-jews-are-on-the-outside/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 12:19:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1936545 1995 Dayton peace accords stipulate that political power must be shared among self-identified Serbs, Croats and Muslims, ignoring the rest

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]]> ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ found guilty of genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/butcher-of-bosnia-found-guilty-of-genocide/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 12:57:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1735245 International criminal tribunal in The Hague sentences Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic to life for crimes 'amongst the most heinous known to human kind'

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]]> Former Bosnian Serb military chief faces judgment in genocide trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-bosnian-serb-military-chief-faces-judgment-in-genocide-trial/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:43:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1735096 Ratko Mladic accused of 11 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes during 1992-95 war, including the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys

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]]> Muslim, youngest-ever Swedish minister resigns over drunk driving https://www.timesofisrael.com/muslim-youngest-ever-swedish-minister-resigns-over-drunk-driving/ Sun, 14 Aug 2016 00:53:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1445144 Aida Hadzialic, 29, a former Bosnian refugee, leaves post after being caught at the wheel with proscribed level of blood alcohol

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]]> Bosnia’s Muslims reopen mosque Serbs blew up during the war https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnias-muslims-reopen-mosque-serbs-blew-up-during-the-war/ Sat, 07 May 2016 15:29:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1388353 Jewish representatives among thousands of ceremony attendees, where leaders welcome renewed efforts for religious coexistence

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]]> Ex-Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic found guilty of genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-bosnian-serb-leader-karadzic-found-guilty-of-genocide/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:54:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1364224 UN war crimes judges hand down 40-year jail term for worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II

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]]> Bosnia ‘strongly condemns’ Srebrenica attack on Serb PM https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnia-strongly-condemns-srebrenica-attack-on-serb-pm/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 21:36:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1213426 Premier forced to leave ceremony after crowd began throwing stones, chanting 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great)

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]]> Serbian PM attacked at Srebrenica ceremony https://www.timesofisrael.com/serbian-pm-attacked-at-srebrenica-ceremony/ Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:11:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1213278 Mob throws bottles, other objects at head of state at memorial marking 20 years since massacre

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]]> Pope urges reconciliation in ‘Europe’s Jerusalem’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/pope-urges-reconciliation-in-europes-jerusalem/ Sat, 06 Jun 2015 19:21:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1194149 In Sarajevo, pontiff calls on Muslims, Orthodox and Catholics to put 'barbarity' of Bosnian war behind them

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]]> In Vienna, Muslim-Jewish dialogue tackles conflict head-on https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-vienna-muslim-jewish-dialogue-tackles-conflict-head-on/ Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:40:51 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1049672 From dozens of countries including Pakistan and Iraq, participants talk about divisive issues while learning the 'other' is just like them

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]]> Bosnia marks end of Europe’s violent century https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnia-marks-end-of-europes-violent-century/ Sun, 29 Jun 2014 03:39:50 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1018802 Sarajevo recalls 1914 assassination of Austro-Hungarian archduke Franz Ferdinand that sparked a century of conflict

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