Bosnia and Herzegovina

‘Israel of the Balkans’: Srpska fights like Israel for survival, Milorad Dodik tells 'Post'

The invocation of 'shared historical trauma' echoed through Dodik’s remarks; trauma rooted in the genocidal horrors of the ’40s , when Jews and Serbs were murdered together in places like Jasenovac.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) meets with former Republic of Srpska president Milorad Dodik and current President AnaTrisic-Babic in Jerusalem, as Israel balances diplomatic outreach with growing global scrutiny over the participants and messaging of its antisemitism conference.
Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik speaks with The Jerusalem Post.

Milorad Dodik compares Israel and Republika Srpska under European pressure

Dodik strongly criticized what he described as rising antisemitism in Europe, singling out Sarajevo and Bosnian Muslim political institutions.

|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Republika Srpska President Ana Trisic-Babic and former president Milorad Dodik, January 28, 2026.

Netanyahu hosts leaders of Republika Srpska at Jerusalem office

Netanyahu conveyed appreciation for “their longstanding support for Israel and their firm stand against any manifestation of antisemitism.”

|BySHIR PERETS, REUTERS