Bosnia

Israel opens first Chamber of Commerce office in Republika Srpska, Bosnia

New Banja Luka office aims to expand Israeli trade, investment and technology ties • Chikli: ‘We are opening a door’

|ByALEX WINSTON
1: Outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina Galit Peleg, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli and Milorad Dodik attend the inauguration of the Israel Chamber of Commerce representative office in Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, September 3, 2026.
Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic leaves a meeting at the airport in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina April 13, 1993.

Ratko Mladic, Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide, dies in Hague detention

Ratko Mladic, one of the most notorious figures of the Bosnian war, has died in a UN detention center in The Hague while serving a life sentence.

|ByREUTERS
BOSNIAN SERB leader Milorad Dodik delivers a speech in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in February 2025.

Sanctioning Dodik won't bring a Muslim apocalypse, just accountability for his crimes - opinion

To portray sanctions as an attack on communal balance rather than a response to individual conduct is to obscure responsibility and dissolve the distinction between law and identity.

|ByMUSTAFA CERIC
Former President of the Republic of Srpska, Milorad Dodik, gestures during a parade as Bosnian Serbs celebrate their autonomous region's statehood day with a parade of special forces and armoured vehicles in, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, January 9, 2026.

Washington letter on Bosnia sparks fears of expanding foreign influence in Europe - opinion

A congressional letter reignites debate over Bosnia’s fragile balance, Dodik’s role, and Western strategy in the Balkans.

|ByMARC ZELL, DANA LEVINSON

Mystical Tzfat and historic Sarajevo

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 34

MAY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Jewish publisher in Sarajevo presents May 24, 2006 a luxurious replica of the Haggadah, a 600-year-old Jewish manuscript that survived the Spanish inquisition, World War Two and Bosnia's 1992-95 war.

US imposes Balkans-related sanctions

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on seven people in the Western Balkans it accused of being a "threat to regional stability."

APRIL 11, 2022ByREUTERS
Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC

Quo Vadis, Aida?: A moving story of the Bosnian War - review

Its release at this moment is a stark reminder that there was a horrific European war not that long ago.

FEBRUARY 21, 2022ByHANNAH BROWN
SCENES FROM Jasmila Zbanic’s ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’

New play 'After Rome' opens in Khan Theater

'After Rome' tells the story of childhood friends from Bosnia.

FEBRUARY 13, 2022ByBARRY DAVIS
FROM LEFT: Julia (Abigail Fox) and Lara (Molly Cloutier) in 'After Rome'.

Members of the 'Jewish Taliban' Lev Tahor spotted in Bosnia - report

The members are allegedly living on the property of a member of the Republic of Srpka's National Assembly. Police say it's unconfirmed if they're in Lev Tahor, but the group has entered the Balkans.

JANUARY 28, 2022ByAARON REICH
Members of Lev Tahor in Guatemala

Who was Srpska's Arie Livne?

Livne was born in Budapest and spent his childhood in Novi Sad, Serbia. He life was spent in a long and distinguished career.

JANUARY 13, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Arie Livne (right) is honored by Dodik.

Srpska's Milorad Dodik: No one understands Jews like Serbs

One of the most controversial politicians on the planet expresses his steadfast support for Israel and says he looks forward to visiting the country again. 

JANUARY 13, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Grapevine May 19, 2021: Serving the cause of mutual respect

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 18, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
ANDY RAM (right) and Jonathan Erlich of Israel react as they win a point during their Davis Cup’s doubles playoff tennis match in Tel Aviv in 2010.

Meet the American Bosnian War prosecutor who is fighting for Bosnian Jews

Bosnian Jews, many of whom survived the Holocaust and the Bosnian war, are dying from COVID-19. Phillip Weiner, international war crimes judge, has returned to fight for them and secure their legacy.

APRIL 27, 2021ByBETTE KEVA/JTA
Phillip Weiner on the toll COVID has taken on Bosnia's Jewish community: "It's a horror show."

Passover: The story of 2 Haggadahs, one that survived, one for survivors

Let me tell you the story about one exceedingly famous Haggadah and the other one a metaphor for our own time.

MARCH 25, 2021BySTUART GELLER
ALL IN the family: The writer reviews the Haggadah with a grandchild.