Israel's President Herzog to visit Czech Republic ahead of Biden's visit

The Herzogs will return home on Monday evening after visiting  the old Jewish cemetery in Prague and meeting  members of the Jewish community at the synagogue.

 President Isaac Herzog in his office at Beit Hanassi. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)
President Isaac Herzog in his office at Beit Hanassi.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

Just ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel, President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal will leave for a brief visit to the Czech Republic Sunday at the invitation of Czech President Milos Zeman.

The Herzogs will return home on Monday evening after visiting the old Jewish cemetery in Prague and meeting  members of the Jewish community at the synagogue.

Zeman will host them at a state luncheon at Prague Castle, and the two will engage in diplomatic discussions. Herzog will also meet with other senior Czech officials.

Israel enjoys excellent relations with the Czech Republic, and, historically, owes a debt of gratitude to the country which, with Soviet support, trained Israeli Air Force personnel during the War of Independence and supplied weapons to the nascent State of Israel when other countries refused to do so.