Czech Ambassador: Support for Israel Spans Our Entire Political Spectrum

Relations between Israel and the Czech Republic are exceptionally strong and have been for decades, Czech Ambassador to Israel Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova affirmed on Wednesday, May 27. She emphasized that Prague’s pro-Israel posture has held firm across changes of government, including the transition that followed elections in October 2025. “One specific feature of the Czech Republic is that support for Israel exists across the political spectrum,” she said. “So we had a pro-Israel government, and now we have another pro-Israel government.”

The ambassador described Prague’s role as a crucial blocker of anti-Israel measures within the European Union, a role that has grown more important since the loss of Hungary’s automatic veto under Viktor Orban. She affirmed that the Czech foreign minister had promised Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that Prague would not support sanctions or punitive resolutions, which typically require unanimity to pass. She singled out efforts in Brussels to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the Horizon research cooperation, vowing that “as much as it is within our power, we will block any attempts to stop or suspend it.”

Smigolova offered a markedly different approach from Western capitals that have begun publicly setting “red lines” for Israel. “I don’t think that friends speak about red lines when they talk about each other,” she explained, noting that disagreements between true friends belong in private rather than in the media. Following a recent visit by Foreign Minister Sa’ar and a business delegation to the Czech Republic, she expressed hope that the partnership would deepen further across political, economic, and academic fields.

(JPost/VFI News)

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