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| Jasenovac: Croatia remembers Nazi death camp victims | Jasenovac: Croatia remembers Nazi death camp victims |
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| Croatia has held a memorial service for tens of thousands of people murdered by Nazi Germany's allies at the Jasenovac death camp. | Croatia has held a memorial service for tens of thousands of people murdered by Nazi Germany's allies at the Jasenovac death camp. |
| Officials laid wreaths at a memorial to victims of the Ustashe puppet regime, which incarcerated Jews, Serbs and others in brutal conditions. | Officials laid wreaths at a memorial to victims of the Ustashe puppet regime, which incarcerated Jews, Serbs and others in brutal conditions. |
| However, the service at Jasenovac was boycotted by Jewish and Serb groups. | However, the service at Jasenovac was boycotted by Jewish and Serb groups. |
| They say the new Croat government has not acted against renewed use of Ustashe salutes by nationalists. | They say the new Croat government has not acted against renewed use of Ustashe salutes by nationalists. |
| In January, ultra-nationalists shouted pro-Nazi slogans at a rally attended by thousands of people, including Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Ivan Tepes. | In January, ultra-nationalists shouted pro-Nazi slogans at a rally attended by thousands of people, including Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Ivan Tepes. |
| Similar slogans were also chanted during a football match between Israel and Croatia in March, attended by Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic. | Similar slogans were also chanted during a football match between Israel and Croatia in March, attended by Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic. |
| Croatia's Jewish community held a separate Holocaust commemoration a week ago. | Croatia's Jewish community held a separate Holocaust commemoration a week ago. |
| Mr Oreskovic and President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic both voiced regret over the boycott. | Mr Oreskovic and President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic both voiced regret over the boycott. |
| Earlier this month they explicitly condemned the Ustashe regime's crimes for the first time during a visit by Nicholas Dean, the US State Department's special envoy for Holocaust issues. | Earlier this month they explicitly condemned the Ustashe regime's crimes for the first time during a visit by Nicholas Dean, the US State Department's special envoy for Holocaust issues. |
| While most of the victims were Serbs, three-quarters of about 40,000 Croatian Jews were killed by the Ustashe and Jews now make up less than 1% of the population. |