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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 498

Tomas Petricek

File: Czech Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek during a press conference in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)
December 3, 2020, 12:37 am
Czech Republic says it will open diplomatic office in Jerusalem
Israel fetes country’s decision to become second EU member state to establish official mission in the city; Prague says its positions on peace process remain unchanged
By Raphael Ahren
Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels, January, 20, 2020 (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
May 24, 2020, 1:07 am
Czech FM, a staunch Israel ally, pans annexation, sparking internal row
Country’s president, PM denounce op-ed in which Tomáš Petříček and former top diplomat argue that annexing West Bank would raise questions about Israel’s future as a democracy
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands during a joint press conference at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on October 4, 2018. (AFP Photo/Menahem Kahana)
February 14, 2020, 12:17 pm
Germany, Hungary tell ICC they support Israeli position against war crimes probe
Like Czech Republic, Germany to argue The Hague has no jurisdiction in West Bank, Gaza as Palestine cannot be considered a state; Hungary to speak out as well
By Raphael Ahren
Czech Republic's Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the Europa building in Brussels, January 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
February 13, 2020, 10:58 pm
Czech FM asks to submit legal opinion to The Hague arguing in Israel’s favor
Prague posits that International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to probe possible war crimes committed in the West Bank and Gaza because Palestine cannot be considered a state
By Raphael Ahren
Israel's Ambassador in Prague Daniel Meron, left, accompanies Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 13, 2018 (Twitter)
November 15, 2018, 1:12 pm
After first Western Wall visit, Czech FM signals Prague won’t move embassy
Tomáš Petříček tells Palestinians that Prague’s policy on Jerusalem aligns with EU’s; says new cultural center in the city has no diplomatic status
By Raphael Ahren
Israel's Ambassador in Prague Daniel Meron, left, accompanies Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, November 13, 2018 (Twitter)
November 14, 2018, 1:03 am
Israeli official takes Czech FM to Western Wall, drawing Palestinian ire
Contradicting EU policy, Tomáš Petříček visits Jerusalem holy site, accompanied by Israel’s ambassador in Prague
By Raphael Ahren
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