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A Supporter in Vienna: Simon Wiesenthal and the War in Bosnia

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  • Karčić Hamza

    (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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The author gives an inventory of Simon Wiesenthal’s advocacy for Bosnia during the 1992–1995 war. Though Wiesenthal played an active role in speaking up for Bosnia, his activism has been largely neglected in the existing literature. Based on primary sources at the Simon Wiesenthal Archive in Vienna, this article pieces together the story of how the famed Nazi hunter supported Bosnia-Herzegovina. Wiesenthal acted by speaking up about the atrocities in Bosnia, writing letters to influential decision-makers, and keeping Bosnia on the agenda. He supported a greater and more assertive American involvement to end the war and was a strong advocate of a UN war crimes tribunal, which materialized as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). By lending his voice and moral stature, Wiesenthal helped shape public opinion in favour of a more assertive international reaction to the war.

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  • Karčić Hamza, 2023. "A Supporter in Vienna: Simon Wiesenthal and the War in Bosnia," Comparative Southeast European Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 71(2), pages 169-189, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:soeuro:v:71:y:2023:i:2:p:169-189:n:8
    DOI: 10.1515/soeu-2022-0057
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