Czech parliamentarians mark Jerusalem Day in show of support for Israel “Ours is a history of friendship forged in struggle and deepened in shared values,” Israel's deputy foreign minister told Czech legislators at the event. Etgar Lefkovits May 29, 2025
Israeli deputy FM: The world loves dead Jews “If I need to choose between the life of my children and the sympathy of the Europeans, the choice is clear,” said Sharren Haskel. Etgar Lefkovits May 27, 2025
New museum opens at Czech industrial site where Schindler saved 1,200 Jews The opening of the Museum of Survivors in Brněnec, 100 miles east of Prague, was timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. JNS Staff May 13, 2025
Czech embassy denies reported decision regarding Jerusalem move Hebrew media had reported that Prague had decided to move the embassy "in the near future"; the PMO confirmed, citing a source briefed on the matter. Joshua Marks April 6, 2025
‘Russia is our Iran,’ Czech FM tells Netanyahu Jan Lipavsky reaffirmed Prague's decades-long alliance with Israel, but raised the issue of support for Ukraine amid a shift in U.S. policy on it. Canaan Lidor Feb. 27, 2025
Israel would cease to exist if it listened to European advice, Czech official says “Prague is really still one of the European cities where Jews, even with a kippah, can feel safe and go around in the streets,” Tomáš Pojar said. Alex Welz Jan. 27, 2025
Czech Jews name social media as top vehicle for Jew-hate in 2023 “For some, anti‐Jewish rhetoric is a stable part of their virtual identity and long‐term cultivated image,” said Michael Pelisek, executive director of the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic. David Swindle Aug. 9, 2024
EU inches closer to listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terror group Listing the group is more connected to Iranian support of Russia against Ukraine than Tehran's attack on Israel, per the Czech ambassador to Israel. Etgar Lefkovits July 9, 2024
Terezin Memorial director’s connection to Holocaust is deeply personal For Jan Roubinek, who has remained in touch with his "Israeli family" through the years, his position is the closing of a circle. Etgar Lefkovits June 18, 2024
