Pro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaders

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Croatian leaders have strongly condemned pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans before their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax in Split on Thursday. Local media reported that Torcida members chanted slogans such as “Crush the Jews,” “Rise up Adolf (Hitler),” and “Let’s go Ustasha.” Dozens of fans were detained for violence, and an investigation was launched after fans set off flares during the match. President Zoran Milanovic called the incident unacceptable and shameful, urging swift action against those involved to demonstrate that Croatia does not tolerate glorification of Nazism or the Ustasha regime. Israel’s embassy in Zagreb also condemned the chants, expressing deep shock at the antisemitic behavior.
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Croatian soccer fans were arrested on Friday after holding an anti-Semitic rally and disrupting a UEFA Conference League match between Hajduk Split and Ajax in Split, Croatia, the day before. The fans chanted slogans like "Crush the Jews" and "Rise up Adolf," referring to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, as they marched through the city ahead of the game. Dozens were detained for violence before the match, while during it, flares and other pyrotechnics forced a 12-minute stoppage. Police arrested at least 12 fans on charges of inciting violence and hatred; more arrests are expected. The incident drew condemnation from Croatian leaders, including President Zoran Milanovic, who called for measures against such behavior that "glorifies Nazism."

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📰 Croatian Soccer Fans Arrested For Slurs
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“Both articles describe pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split fans before their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax on October 13, 2026.”
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“Both articles describe the pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split fans before their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax on October 13, 2026.”
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Ustasha PERSON · 5× Croatia GPE · 3× Croatian NORP · 3× Hajduk Split ORG · 3× Martinez PERSON · 3× Split GPE · 3× Ajax ORG · 2× Israel GPE · 2× Jews NORP · 2× Torcida GPE · 2×

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2026-10-16 · Al Jazeera
Pro-Nazi chants before Ajax match slammed by Croatia leaders · assertive framing

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Croatian leaders have slammed pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans before their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax, while Israel’s embassy voiced shock. asserted
embassy → slam → shock
Groups of Hajduk Split fans, known as the Torcida, marched through the coastal town of Split before Thursday’s match chanting: “Crush the Jews”, “Rise up Adolf (Hitler)” and “Let’s go Ustasha”, referring to the country’s World War II pro-Nazi regime, local media reported. asserted
media → know → regime
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all → veer → Madrid
Dozens of fans were detained before Thursday’s match for violence. asserted
Dozens → detain → violence
During the match, Torcida fans set off flares and other pyrotechnics in the stands, forcing more than a 10-minute stoppage. asserted
fans → set → stoppage
An investigation was opened into the pro-Nazi chants and suspects are being detained, police said. asserted
police → open → chants
President Zoran Milanovic in a Friday statement condemned the incident as “unacceptable and shameful”. asserted
Milanovic → condemn → incident
He urged swift action against the perpetrators to “show that there is no place in Croatia for the glorification of Nazism and Ustasha ideology”. asserted
He → urge → ideology
Israel’s embassy in Zagreb said on X it was “deeply shocked by the serious antisemitic incident that took place in Split and condemns it in the strongest possible terms”. asserted
that → say → terms
Conservative Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic also condemned “messages of anti-Semitism … completely at odds with the values we want to uphold in Croatian society”. asserted
we → condemn → society
Hajduk Split, who won the game 2-1, in a statement apologised to UEFA and Ajax who “witnessed scenes which we do not want Europe to remember”, while the Croatian football federation also condemned the incident. asserted
federation → win → incident
Croatia’s ultra-nationalist hardcore supporters have tainted the country’s image for years, notably by chanting pro-fascist slogans and displaying Ustasha symbols. asserted
supporters → taint → symbols
The Ustasha regime killed and persecuted hundreds of thousands of ethnic Serbs, Jews, Roma and antifascist Croatians. asserted
regime → kill → Serbs
Croatia were docked a point by UEFA after their fans painted a swastika on the pitch in Split in 2015, before a Euro 2016 qualifier with Italy. asserted
fans → dock → Italy
The perpetrators were never found. asserted
perpetrators → find → ?
In recent years, the country has seen a growing tolerance for its pro-Nazi past, and critics accuse authorities of failing to sanction the use of Ustasha emblems. asserted
critics → see → emblems
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