Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara

Jasenovac i Gradiška Stara (Jasenovac and Stara Gradiška) is a Croatian song promoting the Ustaše, the World War II fascist Nazi puppet government.[1] The lyrics celebrate the World War II persecution of Serbs in Herzegovina.[2]

In 2003, Matija Babić criticized the Croatian band Thompson for performing the song, as well as Croatian Radiotelevision, Croatia Records and other media for continuing to cover Thompson as a mainstream artist.[2] In 2007, Efraim Zuroff, while reporting in the Jerusalem Post on a Thompson performance at Maksimir Stadium, said that Perković gained notoriety for having performed the song which was overtly fascist, and criticized Thompson concerts as an occasion for a display of extremist nationalists.[3]

Perković himself has denied writing or even performing the song,[2] stating that "he is a musician, not a politician".[4] An organizer for a Thompson tour of New York City in 2007 defended Perković, claiming the musician did not write the song nor is a copy available on any of his albums.[5]

References

  1. Gorin, Julia (23 June 2007). "Nazis Rock on in Croatia". Retrieved 1 March 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Matija Babić (18 December 2003). "Thompson - domoljub ili fašist? Konačan odgovor je..." (in Croatian). Index.hr. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. Zuroff, Efraim (25 June 2007). "Ustasa rock n' roll". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. "Backgrounder: Marko Perković and Thompson". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  5. Lando, Michal (27 October 2007). "Croatian singer's alleged Nazi sympathies strike a sour note". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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