“MESSAGES THAT MUST NOT BE TOLERATED”: Israeli Ambassador reacts to Thompson’s concert in BiH!

The Ambassador of Israel in Sarajevo, Galit Peleg, most strongly condemned the organization of a concert by Marko Perković Thompson in Široki Brijeg, in the Federation of BiH, assessing it as the spreading of hatred and the glorification of the unacceptable ideology of Nazism.

Thompson held concerts on February 13 and 14 in Široki Brijeg, which took place in a recognizable atmosphere of glorifying the Ustasha movement, which Ambassador Peleg described as “shocking.”

Thompson’s usual performance was marked by the song “Bojna Čavoglave,” which begins with the Ustasha salute “Za dom spremni,” to which the audience reacted with enthusiasm and raised right arms in a manner resembling the Nazi salute “Sieg Heil.”

Ambassador Peleg emphasized that these are clear pieces of evidence that unacceptable messages were sent from the concert and that this must not be tolerated.

“Shocking scenes of young people in Široki Brijeg celebrating with Nazi salutes. Such outbursts of hatred must be eradicated,” Peleg wrote.

She called on the authorities in BiH to react decisively to such occurrences, take concrete measures, and sanction those responsible.

“I expect the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to deal decisively with this incident and ensure accountability,” Ambassador Peleg stated.