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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=270499
Czech Prime Minister Hosts Netanyahu
(Jerusalem Post) Cnaan Liphshiz - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in the Czech Republic on Thursday on an official visit. Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas told the Jerusalem Post, "We've got a full understanding of Israel's situation as a small, democratic country in a very dangerous region with very dangerous neighbors." He said the Czech Republic would like to continue to be a strong supporter of Israel within the European Union. "We are concerned about the Iranian missile and nuclear programs," he said. "We've got a special feeling for Israel's situation - that of a small nation surrounded by enemies. We remember our situation in the 1930s, when the small democratic Czechoslovakia had neighbors that wanted to destroy it or take part of our territory." Netanyahu said Jerusalem "deeply appreciated" Prague's friendship. "Nowhere else in Europe are Israeli calls so well understood," he said.