ZAGREB, July 20 (Hina) - The Israeli Office of Simon Wiesenthal Center on Thursday congratulated Split Mayor Ivica Skaric on the decision to rename a street in that southern Croatian city, which was named after World War II Ustasha
Minister Mile Budak until recently. "You no doubt fully understand the negative connotation inherent in having a street in the center of the city, not far from the Diocletian Palace, Split's major tourist attraction, named for one of the leaders of the murderous Ustasha regime," read a letter of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, signed by its Israeli office's director, Efraim Zuroff. "The step taken by the current city council has, therefore, effectively removed a badge of shame from Split and we congratulate the city council on this important decision, which will help foster improved Croatian-Jewish relations as well as Croatia-Israel ties," the letter read.
ZAGREB, July 20 (Hina) - The Israeli Office of Simon Wiesenthal
Center on Thursday congratulated Split Mayor Ivica Skaric on the
decision to rename a street in that southern Croatian city, which
was named after World War II Ustasha Minister Mile Budak until
recently.
"You no doubt fully understand the negative connotation inherent in
having a street in the center of the city, not far from the
Diocletian Palace, Split's major tourist attraction, named for one
of the leaders of the murderous Ustasha regime," read a letter of
the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, signed by its Israeli office's
director, Efraim Zuroff.
"The step taken by the current city council has, therefore,
effectively removed a badge of shame from Split and we congratulate
the city council on this important decision, which will help foster
improved Croatian-Jewish relations as well as Croatia-Israel
ties," the letter read.
In June Split local authorities decided to revoke a decree under
which there had been the street 'Ulica Mile Budaka' named after the
Ustasha minister and signatory to racist laws in the 1941-1945
Independent State of Croatia (NDH).
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