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Bosnian hotel cancels meeting of European rabbis amid anti-Israel pressure from prominent locals

JL;DR SUMMARY The Conference of European Rabbis' meeting in Sarajevo was canceled by Swissotel due to public pressure, sparked by anti-Israel sentiments from local officials, including a Bosnian minister and a religious leader. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunitiesDialoguePolitical PressureSwitzerlandReligious RightsBosniaEuropean RabbisEu Values

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Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
"A meeting of leading European rabbis has been canceled in Sarajevo after high-profile appeals against their gathering."
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
"The CER meeting has been relocated to Munich after the Bavarian government agreed to step in as host."

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