Croatia

El Al to launch new Europe, Asia routes in first expansion since October 7

"The new routes will provide an optimal solution for business travelers," according to the company, "and will strengthen economic ties between Israel and Asia.”

An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner; illustrative.
YAIR KRAVITS (right) and Team Israel were badly outplayed by both and Germany and Croatia in their opening two matches to 2027 World Cup qualifying.

Israel struggles in World Cup qualifiers, faces 'uphill battle' after disastrous opening window

MAKING HIS first national team appearance since 2022, Tamir Blatt reenters the fold at a pivotal moment  as Israel begins its push toward the 2027 World Cup.

Israel opens World Cup qualifying campaign with tough tests vs. Germany, Croatia

A POSTCARD depicting the synagogue in Osijek’s Upper Town facing the cathedral. The synagogue was destroyed during the Holocaust.

Crossroads to comeback: Croatia’s Osijek leads minor Balkan Jewish cultural revival


Ari Mittleman’s path to his book on eight righteous heroes

Ari Mittleman: "I began to feel compelled to write during my last trip here in 2019, after the horrible attack at the Poway synagogue."

 Ari Mittleman.

World’s most senior Nazi hunter: Let Serbian President visit death camp in Croatia

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić asked to visit Croatia privately and pay tribute to his grandfather who was murdered at the Jasenovac camp

 A MONUMENT TO honor the victims of the Jasenovac camp.

On This Day: Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia begins, 27 years ago

The event stands as the most brutal mass death of individuals in Europe since World War II and is the only atrocity since World War II in Europe that constituted genocide.

A woman cries at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 11, 2020. Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys, with many relatives unable to attend due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ou

Brown Hotels ready to welcome tourists in new hotels and resorts across Israel and Greece

Brown Hotels Collection started as an Israeli boutique hotel group, with stylish urban hotels in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and rapidly transformed into an international hospitality collection.

 Isla Brown Corinthia

Mystery drone that crashed into Zagreb carried 120-kg. bomb - defense sources

The bomb exploded underground due to hitting the ground, but landing on asphalt or concrete would have been disastrous. * Another drone was spotted in Romania.

 A view of a drone crash site, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zagreb, Croatia, March 11, 2022.

Soviet-era drone, believed from Ukraine, crashes in Croatia - Zagreb

The drone, flying at 1,300 meters, came from Hungary and crashed seven minutes after entering Croatia's air space, the government said. Both Hungary and Croatia are NATO members.

 A view of a drone crash site, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Zagreb, Croatia, March 11, 2022.

Finding religious tolerance during a Croatia circumcision - opinion

I realized that he was not the only one willing to put aside his own needs for those in his community.

THE WRITER performs a circumcision.

Setting the record straight on Ustasha Holocaust crimes - opinion

Given the general ignorance about the horrors of Jasenovac, I think it would be helpful to very briefly describe one of its commanders, to give insight into the type of people who built and ran it.

Victims of the Nazi-backed Ustasha regime killed at the end of the World War II lay on the ground surrounded by Ustasha soldiers near the Sava River in Croatia in 1945.

COVID: Vaccinated Israelis can now enter Croatia without quarantine

The country joins a number of other destinations such as Georgia, Dubai, Cyprus, Montenegro and Greece, which will open on April 14 for tourism.

THE ALMOST empty Ben-Gurion Airport last week.

Israeli, Croatian businesses meet virtually to extend collaboration

Industries such as agriculture and tourism are two sectors in which Croatian and Israeli businesses could benefit collaboration in, according to the report.

Zagreb, Croatia's capital city