Remarks by President Miloš Zeman have hurt the Czech Republic’s
relations with Arab countries, the Palestinian ambassador in Prague Djamal
Muhammad Djamal said on Friday. Ahead of his trip to Israel this week, Mr
Zeman suggested the Czech embassy should move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Speaking after a meeting with the Czech president, the freshly appointed
Palestinian ambassador said he had asked the president to make steps to
mitigate the impact of his words. For his part, Mr Zeman said that moving
the embassy to Jerusalem would only occur after a peace deal is reached
between Israel and the Palestinians.