Croatian delegation left during conference on antisemitism?

The website index.hr is citing a Belgrade newspaper to report that a Croatian delegation left the hall during a conference on antisemitism in Rome on Monday.

The Croatian media outlet is also citing the reaction of Croatian authorities, who denied the report.

According to the website, media in Belgrade "claim that the Croatian delegation left the hall of at the OSCE conference, during the closing speech of Chairman of the Council of the Yad Vashem Commemorative (Holocaust) Center Rabbi Meir Lau."

This refers to a report published by the Belgrade daily Vecernje Novosti under the headline, "Croats walk out because of rabbi's speech" - that said the Croatian delegation "caused a scandal at the antisemitism conference organized by the OSCE in Rome" when they left the plenary hall during the closing speech of Rabbi Mei Lau.

According to the newspaper, Lau, who...

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