Czech Republic

It's been almost 60 years since the 51-foot statue of Stalin was brought down.

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

The Israelis were allowed to get vaccinated and return to Prague without requiring passport control or quarantine in Israel.

Palestinian FM called it "a blatant attack on the Palestinian people and their rights, a flagrant violation of international law."

The leaders discussed the exchange of green passports for tourism and shared plans to integrate the two countries into Israel's plans to build an international vaccine manufacturing corporation.

Embassy still in Tel Aviv, but the new mission is an official branch.

"The main topic of the meeting will be the effort to curb the pandemic," Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's press chief said in a statement.

"This will do," Vencl said after emerging from his minute-and-half swim in water measured at temperatures of 3 degrees Celsius and pumping his fist in celebration.

During the meeting, Cotler-Wunsh spoke in appreciation of the long history of Czech support for Israel.

‘Is this the home of Ladislav Kellner?’ I asked. ‘Yes,’ came the curt response, ‘but you can’t see him’