Posted 3/31/2024, 11:45:49 PM
Backlash Over Kushner-Linked Luxury Hotel Planned on Belgrade Site Bombed by NATO
- Kushner-backed luxury hotel project on site of bombed out former Serbian army HQ faces backlash from officials and citizens
- 25,000+ signatures on petition against it; seen as culturally insensitive and government effort to curry favor with Trump
- Site holds emotional significance as it was bombed by NATO in 1999; critics say it should not be "desecrated"
- Opposition fears Serbian government seeking to gain favor with potential Trump administration through deal
- Opposition movement calls project "illegal" and says site is legally protected from commercial development