Relationship dossier
Czech Republic
Israel
Relationship assessment
Close Czech-Israeli partnership spanning strategic dialogue, defense, science, and political cooperation
Czech Republic toward Israel
+50The Czech government has maintained strategic dialogue and defense cooperation with Israel and has frequently supported Israel's positions in European forums. Czech-Israeli cooperation also includes scientific and research ties.
Israel toward Czech Republic
+45The Israeli government has maintained strategic consultations and defense cooperation with the Czech Republic, alongside bilateral scientific and research collaboration.
Overall relationship
+50The enduring relationship is characterized by structured strategic engagement and practical defense and research cooperation, reinforced by the Czech Republic's generally supportive policy toward Israel. Differences on individual policy questions do not outweigh the sustained cooperative framework.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Czech-Israeli relations are close and include strategic, defense, scientific, and political cooperation. The Czech Republic has often taken a notably supportive position toward Israel in European discussions, while the two governments have maintained structured bilateral consultations and defense cooperation. The relationship is substantial, though not every policy position is identical.
Key developments
The Czech Republic and Israel established a strategic partnership and expanded structured bilateral consultations.
The two governments have pursued defense cooperation, including Czech procurement of Israeli air-defense systems.
Czech-Israeli cooperation has included scientific and research collaboration.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral defense and research cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of policy coordination on specific Middle East issues varies over time.