Croatian Soccer Fans Arrested over Anti-Semitic Slurs During Match with Amsterdam Team
Police said 12 fans were arrested after chants and flares disrupted the match, drawing condemnation from Croatian leaders and Israel's embassy.
- On Friday, Croatian police arrested 12 fans of Hajduk Split after thousands of supporters held an anti-Semitic rally before Thursday's Conference League match against Ajax.
- Thousands marched toward the stadium behind a car carrying a mock coffin labeled "Ajax," chanting slogans referencing the Auschwitz concentration camp and the WWII pro-Nazi regime.
- Hajduk Split won 2-1, though fans forced a 12-minute interruption by throwing flares; the club stated, "we are not proud of" the behavior but were "ready to take the consequences."
- President Zoran Milanovic demanded sanctions to show "there is no place for glorification of Nazism in Croatia," while Ombudswoman Tena Simonovic Einwalter called the incident a "manifestation of hatred and intolerance."
- Local police are identifying additional suspects, the Israeli Embassy in Zagreb expressed being "deeply shocked," and Croatia has previously faced stadium bans for discriminatory behavior.
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Hajduk Split fans paid tribute to the Nazi regime and Adolf Hitler during a march. They also attracted negative attention during the match against Ajax Amsterdam.
'Rise up Adolf': Croatian soccer fans chant about Auschwitz
Soccer fans in Split, Croatia, chanted about killing Jews at a rally on Thursday by Hajduk Split fans ahead of the Croatian club’s match against Dutch side Ajax, whose fans and rivals often refer to as “Jews.”The chants referenced Auschwitz and included calls to “Fire up the ovens,” “Rise up Adolf,” and slogans in favor of the Ustaše, a pro-Nazi Croatian movement the participated in the Holocaust and genocide against Jews, Serbs and Roma during …
The ultras of Hadjuk Split chanted chants such as "Auschwitz, Auschwitz" or "Get up, Hitler!".
Croatian officials denounced the cheers of the Heydok Split club fans on the margins of their team match against Ayax in the European conference leagues.
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