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By Jonathan LisTags: KnessetJewish WorldHolocaust

President of Croatia apologizes to Jewish Holocaust victims

Predsjednik Hrvatske se ispričao za židovske žrtve Holokausta

In a speech to Knesset, Ivo Josipović asks for forgiveness for his country's role in the crimes committed against the Jews during the Second World War.

U svom govoru u Knesetu, Ivo Josipović je tražio oprost za ulogu  svoje zemlje u zločinima protiv Židova u toku II. svjetskog rata

"We need to look into our hearts, and to come to terms with the darkest stain in our history. Here I am, standing before the parliament of the Jewish state, and more importantly, in front of people born in Croatia, and with no ambiguity, I apologize and I ask for forgiveness from all the Holocaust survivors and all the victims,” Josipović said.

Josipović also mentioned a similar apology on the part of his predecessor. “A few years ago in this place, my predecessor expressed deep sorrow over the crimes committed against Jews during the Second World War in Croatia. His declaration gave an important impetus to Israel-Croatia relations," he said.

Josipović je također spomenuo sličnu ispriku od strane  svog prethodnika. "Prije nekoliko godina na tom mjestu, moj prethodnik je izrazio duboko žaljenje za zločine učinjene na Židovima  u toku II. Svjetskog rata u Hrvatskoj.  Njegova deklaracija je dala značajni doprinos Izraelsko- Hrvatskim odnosima- rekao je Josipović.

J osipović went on to say that it was Croatia's responsibility to remember the Holocaust, and prevent future similar atrocities.“We always need to remember and we will carry on living together with the victims. This is our responsibility, so that our children will know what is good and what is bad.

I am totally convinced that amendments to the compensation law that will be made soon, will also include Holocaust survivors, private individuals, their inheritors or local communities,” he said.

Josipović je nastavio,  kazavši da je hrvatska odgovornost da se sjeća Holokausta i da sprećava da se u budućnosti ne dogodi sličan atrocit. " Mi se uvijek trebamo sjećati i mi trebamo  to prenositi dalje. ..  To je naša odgovornost, tako da će naša djeca znati što je dobro,  a što je loše.

Ja sam potpuno uvjeren da ćemo uskoro napraviti amandmane na Zakon o kompenzaciji, koji će uključiti osobe koje su  preživjele Holokaust, privatne osobe, njihove nasljednike ili lokalne zajednice".

The Croatian president also talked about the future of ties between the two countries, and the need to reach a peace with the Palestinians.

“The two words that I returned to on this visit were: peace and cooperation,” he said. "Peace for Israel, peace for Palestine.""We offer our friendship, and our partnership for a better future for our countries and our citizens,” he said.

Hrvatski predsjednik je također govorio u budućim vezama između dvije zemlje, i o potrebi da se postigne mir sa Palestincima.

 "Dvije riječi koje ću imati,  kada se vratim sa tog posjeta su : mir i suradnja.   Mir za Izrael i mir za Palestinu. Mi smo ponudili naše prijateljestvo i partnerstvo za bolju budućnost naših zemalja i naših građana " rekao je Josipović

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Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin gave a speech saying “in these important days, in which Croatia is seeking consistently and decisively to establish democratic and liberal values, Croatia is dealing with its past bravely and poignantly. The head-on confrontation with the past, the confrontation with the seeds of hate and racism that are asleep now, and the education of the younger generation may guard against the horrors of the Second World War repeating themselves.”

“The link between Israel and Croatia did not come about from ignoring the difficulties of the past, rather from a direct and brave look, and an honest acceptance of it,” he said.