US EditionSarajevo Hotel Cancels European Rabbis’ Conference Amid Gaza Controversy
- The Conference of European Rabbis' biannual meeting scheduled at the Swissotel in Sarajevo was canceled after the hotel withdrew hosting next week.
- The cancellation followed a public open letter by Bosnian Minister Adnan Delić, who urged the event's ban due to his accusations against Israel amid Gaza conflict.
- Swissotel stated it canceled the event to ensure safety amid risks of protests and security threats while denying political motivations behind the decision.
- About 50 Jewish leaders were to attend the meeting, which CER President Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt condemned as a disgraceful ministerial boycott violating EU values.
- The meeting relocated to Munich with Bavarian government support, while the cancellation raises concerns over antisemitism and Bosnia's EU accession candidacy.
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After the cancellation of the European Conference of Rabbis, Reis Husein Kavazović says that the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina is "the best place for messages about stopping the war."
European rabbis cancel Sarajevo meeting citing political pressure
SARAJEVO - Organisers of a conference for Orthodox Jewish Rabbis in Bosnia's capital Sarajevo have moved it to another country, citing political pressure and a hotel's decision to cancel a mass booking. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Bosnian Hotel Cancels European Rabbi Conference After Gov’t Minister Calls Israel a ‘Genocidal Entity’
A hotel in Sarajevo, the Swissotel, chose to cancel hosting the Conference of European Rabbis' (CER) biannual Standing Committee meeting next week after public pressure from Adnan Delic, the federal minister of labor and social policy for Bosnia and Herzegovina. "Chief Rabbis from all over Europe, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom,
Bosnian hotel cancels meeting of European rabbis amid anti-Israel pressure from prominent locals - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A meeting of leading European rabbis has been canceled in Sarajevo after high-profile appeals against their gathering. About 50 Jewish leaders were headed to the meeting of the Conference of European Rabbis, scheduled for next week at the Swissotel in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. But on Tuesday, the hotel notified the CER that it was nixing their event because of “recent developments and significant public attention.” Swissotel also ci…
Europe's rabbis wanted to meet in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia - but the conference was cancelled at the last minute. "A shocking" process," says the President of the European Rabbis' Conference.
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