Bosnia is facing its most serious political crisis since the war ended in the 1990s. What’s going on? And why is Serb politician Milorad Dodik at the centre of it all? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains ⤵️
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Please talk about the Hazara minority in Afghanistan. They have been the subject of systematic elimination, discrimination, and ethnic cleansing for decades. I would really appreciate if you make a report on this issue.
“Some people think that’s not nearly enough.” Keep warmongering, Western imperialism in the Balkans will one day blow back in your pig faces 🖐
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Former Yugoslavia divided in three but rivalry still simmering. Human tolerance has evaporated, ethnic racial religion strife r taking place everywhere.
what are you saying? Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, bosnia and hertzegovina,Kosovo…
..But Jesus answered them, saying, “The hour has come that the Son of Man should be glorified. 24Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. 25He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross
27“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour. 28Father, glorify Your name.”
Then a voice came from heaven, saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.”
29Therefore the people who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to Him.”
30Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come because of Me, but for your sake. 31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. 32And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.” 33This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
34The people answered Him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
35Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. 36While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
Who Has Believed Our Report?
37But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, 38that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:
“Lord, who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:
40“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,
Lest they should see with their eyes,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.”
41These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.
Walk in the Light
42Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
44Then Jesus cried out and said, “He who believes in Me, believes not in Me but in Him who sent Me. 45And he who sees Me sees Him who sent Me. 46I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. 47And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 49For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. 50And I know that His command is everlasting life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has told Me, so I speak.”
Propaganda
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Dodik is loosing it’s power, which means soon he won’t be able to manipulate and lie everyone while getting richier and richier. That is what people are slowly realising and that’s why he lost his capital city of Banja Luka last year. Now he desperatly needs to gain some voters until next elections and he plays on the card of hatred, which is unfortunatelly still there. People should understand that no one benefits from this tensions and seperations of instituions, army exc, exept the ones that unfortunatelly are running the country. Everyone would like to live and prosper in a normal functioning country that love and take care of it’s people regardless of religion or ethnicity. I hope more people realise that there is no isolation from other ethnicities on balkan, it’s practicaly not possible, and that we all need to learn to live together in order to be prosperous and to create a better and safer world for our children to live.
No war .War is enemy of peace and prosperity.Peace and political solution is only way.Say no to war
I feel so bad for the innocent civilians that die in these dumb wars on all sides
Exactly! We should make wars illegal…. The people starting the wars need to box it out in a ring. Period!
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Sandra’s one of my favorite reporters/journalist … I love the segments that she does. She does a great job of explaining things. Thanks for these segments, I learned a lot from this video.
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She made a lot of incorrect statements on this one.
Politicians are the biggest problems the world had ever created.
The Other thing you need to mention is Kosovo. If the Albanians can break away from the Serbia and form there own state why Shouldn’t Serbs in Bosnia do the same? That Precedent in my opinion has doomed Bosnia from ever working.
Bosnian Serbs cannot break away from Bosnia since the right to self-determination belongs to people under oppression. That is why Albanians on Kosovo could break away, they were being oppressed. Bosnian Serbs are not being oppressed but are oppressing non-Serbs in Republika Srpska. That is why they cannot break away.
I presume now you will respond with some Serbian myths, NATO conspiracies etc.
“Ethnic groups”.
Religions.
Ethnic groups of different religions
Why is she playing musical chairs?
The Bosnian state is just terrible. I don’t understand why the west refuse to separate the bosnia state, but when it comes to kosovo, the didn’t think twice. KOSOVO JE SERBJA! 2PAC GREAT MUSICIAN FROM SERBIJA
The Russians may have had troops move closed to Ukraine, however, they are still inside their own country. Why are western journalists and politicians talking up war? I am very concerned that some reckless individuals who want to see what an American and Russian war looks like. You may get you to wish.
Seem to me this is not about Ukraine, rather an American and NATO ambition to put weapons close to Russia
I understand and appreciate that perspective when it comes to Ukraine. However having friends who live across the Balkans I can tell you this is not new news, it’s been going on for a long time. It’s just escalating which a lot of them think it’s because the president of republika srpska is unpopular and he is doing this to win in their upcoming election on April 3rd.
USA is the source of all the evil in this world, Cuba Venezuela El Salvador Chile Yugoslavia Somalia Iraq Afghanistan Libya Syria Yemen and now Ukraine
very good journalism. keep up the good work.
03:33 “he, it’s always been a he by the way…” oh thanks for the very useless point… you must be a professional with the right sense of priority…. with such an important and dangerous topic, yet the editor found it’s important to point out and include in the video this completly useless point… wow. get your priority checked
Politicians and Media fuel the hatred through Nationalism and Crysis instead of doing any good for the citizens
Stop spreading lies and propaganda.
Enumerate the lies. Go on. List them.
The people of Bosnia should look for their future in Sarajevo! And not in Belgrade or Zagreb.
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Stay United bosnia ❤️
Atrocities were committed from all sides, and goes about telling that 80% killed were Bosniacs, I mean 🤷🏾♂️
DIVIDED NATION –TRUE STORY– Nobody knows how old is Country of Bosna. Some say it is formed at the very oldest age of European settlement and that is the oldest country in Europe, but written history goes over 12.000y. The name of Bosna came from a word BOSANA what in old Indoeuropean language means WATER -it is a land with 262 rivers. Definitely by DNA of Bosnjaks we know for sure that this nation is made by a mix of 4 groups: Illyrians, Celts, Goths and Sloves ! I know for sure my ancestors are Sloves from Russia. By 1920 all citizens in Bosna called themselves as Bosnjaks, but after formation of Kingdom of Yugoslavia a King -Serb promised all orthodox pravoslav Bosnjaks a piece of land in return to start to call themselves Srbs, what they accepted. Catholic Bosnjaks before aggression of Austro-Hungarian kingdom on Bosnia called themselves Bosnjaks as well and never herd about Croats. When some Croats – nationalists came under protection of Emperor in Bosnia and started to preach that all catholics in Bosnia are actually Croats– catholic Bosnjaks asked them a question:– Who are Croats and what that means? How come, since we have been always Bosnjaks??! Priests, nationalists politicians from Croatia made them think that they are Croats. Still some of them know who they are. Now ,,Serbs and Croats,, polititions are on pay list of Serbia and Croatia with a task to divide this country.
One side pain more than other if you talk about genocide must include all. Serb live matters too
Kenapa tidak dibahagi kepada tiga daerah 50 30 20 Bosnian 50 and so on
Never forget Sbrenica genocide. Never again.
Just because of “confusing religion”,governments are struggling to govern,it’s high time to remove the influence of religion in every governments around the world.
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Just remove USA from the maps, and it will be peace upon mankind
Bosnia for Bosniaks, everyone else go to thier country. homogenous nations are the way to avoid ethnic turmoil. Lot harder to go to civil war when other side looks like you, speaks like you, worships with you, ect
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What Al Jazeera “forgot” to mention in this video is that Dodik’s sudden advent of nationalism coincides with the biggest bosniak-muslim party SDA releasing a declaration in 2019 in which it openly defines the goal to abolish the enteties and tripartite presidency in favor of a centralist state, therefore eliminating any influence of Serbs and Croats in bosnian statehood which DIRECTLY conflicts the Dayton agreement.
See how suddenly it’s not Dodik who’s threatening Bosnia’s stability but the Bosniak establishment ?
Thank you👏👏👏
Kosovo is the next flash point. Don’t worry about BH.
LIES
Another example of christians being racists and Islamophobes.
Are you a donkey? I guess you forgot what happened to the millions of Christian Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians in 1915?
USA/ European was basically blind eyed when genocide happened in Bosnia Herzegovina.. it wouldn’t happened if action was taken by European..! Now under European an American soft voice ( support!?)again bunch of animals and their group leaders preparing for another round of crimes
I want say, when someone want mixing Religion & Politics, there is a sensitivity since 1990s war. Anyway, Im Msian Muslim & always want friends with Bosniaks & Bosnians.
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being dragged into a death trap with a flag as a reward
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Bosnia-Herzegovina welcome to Indian style politics. If you can’t solve existing issues, make use of fake nationalism and religion.
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The Serbs are proud when they win against civilians, but when the muslim world including Turkey get involved, they’ll run away like cowards begging Russia and Greece to send troops. Serbia is a country of mere weakness, they know they’ll falter without Russia.
Why is always the few elites that cause problems for all whilst themselves they enjoy tea in their luxury homes.
giving shared power to all ethnic groups in one single country never works. Made one country for one ethnic group or a single country should be ruled by the secular federal government which doesn’t decide the ruling power based on the ethnicity
WHAT IS THE US & BRITAIN PLOTTING UP THIS TIME?
THEY CONCOCT 1 PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER
A precise & good explanation of situation in my country. Well done Aljazeera! 👍
Background music too loud and very annoying.
Why they keeping it one country give them separate countries
Because it’s always been one country, that’s like saying why give Switzerland one country when there is many different ethnic groups living in it.
I live in a country with a 60+ year old civil war. Believe me, ethnic or political related conflicts are the most stupid way to resolve issues.
Obviously The serbs are going to need lots of tractors pretty soon
Ottomans made a huge mistake by bringing those neanders from Poland 🇵🇱 to Illyria the land of Illyrians.
What do the ottomans have to do with Illyrians losing land?
The f
Serbs and croats are two different ethinicity with two different forms of catholochism
Bosniaks are Serbs or Croats who follow Islam
@DOOMER that is historically incorrect. Bosniaks have always been their own thing even before they became Muslim in the 15th century. They had their own kingdoms, their own alphabet, and their own history. You are simply a victim of Serbian propaganda
Yes, but this is only one part of the picture. The other is the blockade of the federals institutions by croats. Please report more on this.
Рoђo , oвo је муслимaнски прoпaгaндни медијум кao ТРТ и сл. Кao тaкaв је пристрaсaн и пун лaжи. Не мoжеш oд њих дa oчекујеш дa гoвoре oнo штo им не oдгoвaрa.
Чaк и кaд не лaжу , изaберу чињенице кoје њимa oдгoвaрaју зa њихoву муслимaнску прoпaгaнду.
Тaкo и oнo штo је истинитo у извештaвaњу је у ствaри пoлa истине.
Лaжoв је и oнaј кo истину прећyткује и прикривa.
The only Christians that I love ❤ are copts and ethiopics because our prophet said whoever mistreate a copt or habesha is not a Muslim.
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Unless the high representative is a Protestant or a Jewish, I don’t think any other outsiders can get legitimized to rule.
Yes, I want and Hindu to rule over Israel so the war on Palestine will be end.
This area has always been a boundary :-
a) Betwixt Rome and Constantinople (The east and west Roman empires)
b) Between Roman Catholicism and The eastern Orthodoxy
c) Between the Ottomans and Europe
The Habsburg gave tax exemption to the tribes who secured the border.
They were outcasts (I forget the name), like Cossacks – semi-civilized.
What a onesided view of the crisis. Al Jazeera propaganda…
Dear Ms. Sandra Gathmann, this would be very helpful for Georgia (Country) to explain why current government has some secret devotion to Russia and how this country is changing slowly progressive Western direction in politics.
Because of the corruption USA is pushing in that country. Remember Ukraine under a regime-change strike since 2014 sponsored by NGOs from USA.
It might br best to just let the Serbians go to keep the peace since it’s clearly their will.
They can go whenever they want. Serbia is just on the other side of the Drina river. As simple as that.
“Bosnia” was never a country state rather it did form part of old Croatia. Enter the Ottoman Turks who divided the people into the three “ethnic” groups we see currently. The current so-called country of Bosnia is a lie. If the Serbs or Croats wish to live with their own then so be it. The days of forcing people to live next to one another by threatening them with force as was done in the 1990s are outdated and do not work. People are tribal. However, try getting that simple fact through to a bunch of neo-liberal bureaucrats remains elusive for some odd reason.
I feel so sad..oh Allah please protect to our Bosnian brothers and sisters
Ameen
I think should live peacefully and bcx politicians are using them for their votes
God bless the army of republika srpska🇷🇸
Sandra, I love your presentations!
Thanks a lot.
Please make an informative one about ethnic minorities in Iran before and after the 1979 revolution.
It will teach us why the atmosphere of the country has changed so much between these two different governments.
We will never allow our Bosnia to be split up!!!
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Dayton was a recipe for disaster. Couldn’t get the set up more complicated could they?? 😱
Excellent.
Really like Al Jazeera brings news from
A different perspective
Talk about what is happening in Burundi
This madness of 3 presidents won’t ever work and the country must be divided along ethnic lines.
No other way .
Bosnian Serbs are no different from those Serbian Serbs… Very nationalistic people – might as well create a one true country of Serbia that includes all ethnic Serbs in the Balkan region (not looking at you Kosovan Albanians and Albanians *peeks*).
Yeah, the Balkan region never learned about the Partition of India. They should learn about that and learn from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh’s history. Maybe if they aren’t so egotistic, proud, and nationalistic, they’ll probably learn a thing or two.
Serbia is a mini-Russia in the region. They’re intriguing and plotting to start conflict so they and annex parts of Bosni because there lives orthodox people.
Tq nato for break up yugoslavia
Great
5:21 that reaction says it all
Deploying Russian troops would certainly calm things down…
why islamic people cannot live in peace anywehere????????
LONG LIVE BOSNIA ❤️
Dear Sandra Gathmann! Can you explain the North Korea with its history(how it became a communist country), together with today’s events within the country
The Sarajevo govt is dodgy as well, as they are not letting the Bosnian Croats democratically elect their own representative and instead have put in place the political “puppet” Željko Komšić. The country is going down the drain. Very sad to see this happening.
You should talk about Bangladesh Crisis
why is nobody ever talking about croatian warcrimes. My grandpa was a bosniak who was held at a croatian concentration camp where many died.
I think she got something wrong. She mixed up the ethnicity and nationalities, people from Croatia are CROATS and people from Serbia are SERBS, the same way Bosnian Croats are CROATS and Bosnian Serbs are SERBS. Serb/Serbians and Croats/Croatians are only shorter and longer forms of the same ethnonym. We can say that Croats and Serbs from Bosnia are not Croatian and Serb nationals but rather Bosnian nationals however that is a completely different thing. These variations Serb/Serbians and Croats/Croatians do not exist in Serbian or Croatian languages, Serbs/Serbians are Srbi and Croats/Croatians are Hrvati. It is an English language feature not really a terminological or ethnonymic difference.
It wasn’t started by internal fighting but militias supported by Serbia entered Bosnia and used Yugoslav army present in the country to cleanse country from all but Serbs. I will report this video to directors due to many incorrect facts presented. It is not called genocide as just simply something being called it is has been ruled by court.
Propaganda, fasisticka tv, dodjite pa vi zivite u BiH, to nije drzava to je protektorat zato i govorite ovako.
Serbia was bombed in 1999 by NATO(mostly USA). If Serbs decide to declare independence from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the bombing could happen again.
We Bosnians want democracy and NATO, we do not want Russia and their politics as the Serbs want.
For the record, “a total of 161 persons were indicted in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia… 94 of these are Serbs, 29 are Croats, 9 are Albanians, 9 are Bosniaks, 2 are Macedonians and 2 are Montenegrins. The others are of unknown ethnicity or their charges have been withdrawn. There are 62 convicted Serbs, 18 convicted Croats, 5 convicted Bosniaks, 2 convicted Montenegrins, 1 convicted Macedonian and 1 convicted Albanian in this list.” Clearly, the atrocities were disproportionately committed by Chetniks, cowardly individuals that are only “tough” when they outnumber their victims by 10:1 or when they’re armed and are against unarmed and innocent civilians, including women and children.
The killings of more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys (unarmed civilians) by Serbian military and paramilitary forces in Srebrenica was declared a genocide by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), however, Republika “Smrdska” officials and neighbouring Serbia have refused to accept this, continuing to deny atrocities and glorify war criminals with many walking free in Serbia to this day. Until there is political reform of the constitution and justice for the Bosniak victims of these war crimes and atrocities, there will never be peace.
Using a Canadian analogy, what the Serbians (Chetniks) did to the Bosniaks is analogous to Quebec (French) nationalist separatists committing war crimes and atrocities against the Anglophone (English) population with the help of France because they don’t want to be a minority but don’t want to move to France (except in this hypothetical analogy, France is right next door, Quebec seized all of the Canadian military’s resources leaving the Anglophone’s defenceless, and the international community placed a weapons embargo on the Anglophone population because it would somehow deescalate the violence if only the French psychopaths had weapons). And afterwards, Quebec and France continued to deny atrocities and glorify war criminals. That’s in a nutshell what happened in Bosnia.