On December 4, 2023 – President of the Senate Miloš Vystrčil and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Markéta Pekarová Adamová visited Israel.
As part of their one-day trip, they held talks with the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ochana, and also visited one of the places where terrorists from the Hamas movement attacked Israeli civilians on October 7 this year.
The Speaker of the Senate, Miloš Vystrčil, and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, made a working trip to the State of Israel at the invitation of the Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ochana.
“A country that is historically connected to us and has helped us many times when we were in need, now needs us. From the beginning of its existence, the Jewish state has had to defend its existence, and in this struggle it has the full support of the Czech Republic. If we let hatred win in one place, it will quickly spread to another, and eventually, we will all have to face it. Therefore, we cannot stand by the injustice, we cannot let the spreading wave of anti-Semitism go unnoticed, and we cannot let terrorist propaganda win over the truth. We are and will be with Israel as long as the situation requires it,” said the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová.
The parliamentary delegation visited Kibbutz Kfar Azza, whose inhabitants were brutally attacked by Hamas terrorists on October 7 this year. Also on the agenda was a visit to wounded soldiers in the Ichilov hospital and a working meeting with Chairman Amir Ochana and Chairman of the Knesset Foreign and Defense Committee Juli Edelstein.
“In Kibbutz Kfar Azza, we saw with our own eyes what the terrorists are capable of. Even after two months, the now abandoned village is full of chilling places. We spoke to survivors, first responders and those still identifying victims’ bodies. I am very happy that the Czech Republic stands by Israel and supports its defense capabilities and its fight against terrorism. Israel is an example of how a country can heroically defend itself, even if it is not easy,” added Senate President Miloš Vystrčil.