Tag: Czech Republic
Israeli foreign minister in Prague to discuss countering Iranian threat
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen was in Prague on Tuesday for meetings with Czech leaders to discuss countering the Iranian nuclear threat among other topics.
The central European country currently heads the International Atomic Energy...
Herzog awards Czech counterpart Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday awarded Czech President Miloš Zeman Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honor, according to a statement from Herzog’s office.
The award, the first presented by Herzog as president, was granted during...
Israeli president to meet with Czech counterpart in Prague
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and first lady Michal Herzog are slated to begin an official state visit to the Czech Republic on Monday, at the invitation of Czech President Miloš Zeman, Herzog’s office announced...
IDF, Israeli Defense Ministry to bring paratrooper remains from Prague for burial
The Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Ministry of Defense’s Families, Commemoration and Heritage Division have sent a delegation to Prague to return the remains of IDF paratrooper Private Martin Davidovich to Israel for burial,...
Czech Republic signs $627 million deal for Israeli air-defense missile system
The Czech Ministry of Defense signed a $627 million deal to purchase the Spyder surface-to-air missile system by Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, the ministry announced.
“I appreciate the willingness of the Israeli government to...
Palestinians, Arab League condemn opening of Czech embassy branch in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Authority and the Arab League on Saturday accused the Czech Republic of violating international law by opening a branch of its Israel embassy in Jerusalem.
Prague’s move is “a blatant attack on the Palestinian people...
Kosovo to open embassy in Jerusalem as Czech Republic institutes new office
Kosovo is set to become the third country after the United States and Guatemala to open an embassy in Jerusalem. Israel Hayom has learned that senior diplomats from both countries will attend a ceremony in Jerusalem...
Czech Republic announces plans to open diplomatic office in Jerusalem
The Czech Republic plans to open a diplomatic office in Jerusalem, announced Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gabi Ashkenazi on Wednesday after speaking with his counterpart, Tomáš Petříček.
Ashkenazi tweeted: “I just spoke with my colleague,...
Israel signs multimillion-dollar deal to sell Iron Dome radars to Czech Republic
Israel signed an agreement on Thursday to sell the Czech Republic eight Iron Dome air-defense systems in a contract worth $125 million, announced Israel’s Defense Ministry.
The Israeli Aerospace Industries subsidiary ELTA will provide eight ELM-2084 Iron...
Jewish tombstones used as cobblestones to be returned to Old Jewish Cemetery
Pieces of Jewish gravestones used for street-paving in Prague’s pedestrian areas will be returned to the Old Jewish Cemetery in the Czech Republic’s capital as a result of an agreement reached on Monday between...