Tag: Czech Republic
Czech lawmakers accept definition of anti-Semitism
The Czech Republic parliament’s lower house adopted a widely accepted definition of anti-Semitism on Friday, ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday, Jan. 27.
In a nonbinding resolution, lower house speaker Radek Vondracek said the...
The historic nature of Miloš Zeman’s speech in Jerusalem
Shifts in perceptions among European Jews on where they feel safest is not due entirely to demographic change. It also has to do with Eastern European leaders like the Czech Republic’s Miloš Zeman, who,...
In Israel, Czech president to inaugurate Czech House cultural center in Jerusalem
A strong supporter of Israel, Czech President Miloš Zeman started his three-day visit in Jerusalem on Sunday, during which he will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin.
He will also...
Czech president disavows two-state solution, calls for one state of Israel
Czech President Miloš Zeman, who arrived in Israel Sunday for a three-day state visit, expressed his doubts that the creation of a Palestinian state would be helpful in solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“I was inspired...
Our view from Auschwitz: How tragedies of the past become lessons for the future
History repeats itself because nobody listens the first time. – Erik Qualman
Last month, we had the opportunity to delve deeper into the devastating and horrifying truths of the Holocaust. We traveled to six countries—the Czech...
Czech Republic reopens its honorary consulate in Jerusalem
The Czech Republic reopened its honorary consulate in Jerusalem on Wednesday following promises by President Milos Zeman to eventually move his country’s embassy to the Israeli capital.
Dan Propper, a 78-year-old Israeli Czech businessman, was named as...
Deconstructing the complex, yet sanguine, relations between Israel and the Czech Republic
The transfer of the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14 has spurred interest from several countries considering similar moves. Guatemala followed suit just two days later on May 16, and Paraguay and...
Zeman announces Czech Republic does plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem
Adding to confusion on the subject, President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman said on Wednesday that his country will indeed transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Recent reports regarding the Czech Republic’s...
Czech president announces speeding up of embassy relocation to Jerusalem
Czech President Milos Zeman doubled down on his intent to see his country’s embassy in Israel relocate from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying that he plans to push the move through.
Zeman was sworn in...
Torah scroll that survived the Nazis returns home
But instead of a tattoo, this survivor has a paper tag bearing its handwritten identity hung around its body.
MST #740 is one of 1,564 Czech Torah scrolls that survived the Shoah and were brought...