Czech Republic

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint against former IDF soldier in Prague

This is the third time in the past four months that the Hind Rajab organization has acted against IDF soldiers touring the Czech capital.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Prague Castle with Vltava river at sunrise, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe.
PETR MACINKA receives a certificate of appointment as Czech Foreign Minister from President Petr Pavel during the cabinet's inauguration ceremony at Prague Castle in Prague, December 15, 2025.

New Czech foreign minister announces intention to move embassy to Jerusalem

Petr Macinka expressed solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, and noted that one way of acting on that solidarity would be to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Honorary president of the Motorists party Filip Turek stands behind the leader of ANO party Andrej Babis after signing a coalition agreement at the Czech Parliament in Prague, Czech Republic, November 3, 2025.

Czech president voices opposition to cabinet nominee who made Nazi salute

Filip Turek stated that his Nazi salute and posting of Nazi memorabilia were due to "bad humour" rather than any affinity to Nazism or racism.

|ByREUTERS
Demonstrators take part in a pro-Palestine march in Berlin

Fifth Hamas terror network suspect arrested in Germany over Europe plot

German investigators detained a Hamas-linked suspect accused of supplying weapons for planned attacks in Europe.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Lessons on antisemitism, anti-Zionism, the Holocaust at Theresienstadt

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS: Officials and Jewish leaders gathered in Prague and Theresienstadt to discuss fake news, conspiracy theories and antisemitism.

JANUARY 27, 2023ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
THE ENTRANCE TO Theresienstadt.

Rafael's SPYDER defense system evolves to shoot down ballistic missile threats

Rafael and its customers researched and analyzed the lessons learned from recent and ongoing armed conflicts involving extensive use of tactical ballistic missiles.

JANUARY 4, 2023ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
SPYDER quick reaction air defense system of Indian Air Force firing a Derby missile

An Israeli celebration in Prague of film and cooperation

The sixth Israeli Film Festival, was held in Prague from October 20-23, in cooperation with the Israeli embassy in the Czech Republic.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Czech Republic VACLAV VELCOVSKY and Nurit Tinari head of Cultural Diplomacy Bureau at the Israel Foreign Ministry signing the Cultural Cooperation Program.

Nazi-looted sheet music returned to modern heirs

Beethoven gave the sheet music to his secretary before it found its way to the wealthy Czechoslovakian Petschek family.

DECEMBER 9, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Beethoven’s handwritten manuscript for the fourth movement of his String Quartet in B-flat Major

Sharon Vazanna & "Body in Dance" perform in the Czech Republic

NOVEMBER 22, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Sharon Vazanna & "Body in Dance"

Czech Republic hold mock referendum, say they now control Russia's Kaliningrad

Social network users announced that 97.9% of Kaliningrad residents supported joining the Czech Republic, changing the name of the region to Královec.

OCTOBER 7, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV
A view shows an embankment of the Pregolya River in Kaliningrad

Prague: A millennium of Jewish history

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 43

OCTOBER 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spanish synagogue with kafka statue

Archeologists find structure older than Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids

Archeologists discovered the remains of a Stone Age structure older than Stonehenge and even Egyptian pyramids while digging near Prague.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE OLD NEW Synagogue and the Jewish town hall.

Convincing Czechs beat Israel 3-1 in Davis Cup

The Czechs delighted in the win and advanced to a playoff clash for a place in next year’s finals, a week-long event contested among the world’s top 16 men’s tennis nations.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022ByORI LEWIS
Israeli No. 1 Edan Leshem (left) shake hands with Czech Republic's No. 2, Tomas Machac, in September 15 2022, prior to their Davis Cup clash.

Blue-and-white has back against the wall

A loss to Serbia sends Israel to 2-2 at Eurobasket, with the final group game tonight against host Czechs.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
ROMAN SORKIN (left) and Israel were dealt an 11-point loss to Serbia at the Eurobasket, with the blue-and-white needing to beat the Czech Republic tonight.