Following protests by WJC and others, Czechs backtrack on refusal to certify school atlas naming Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

2016. szeptember 8 21:46

Following protests by WJC and others, Czechs backtrack on refusal to certify school atlas naming Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

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Small blog map Czechs backtrack on decision to refuse certification for school atlas naming Jerusalem as Israeli capitalFollowing protests, including from the World Jewish Congress, the Czech education minister reversed a decision to refuse to certify an atlas naming Jerusalem as the capital of Israelfor use in public schools.
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