Staunch friends.
Too bad Finland has a chump change Marxist FM Israel hater (FM Erkki Tuomioja) at the helm of its state department, and like a tick on the neck of the body politic, proves incredibly difficult to dislodge.

Czech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek has assured Israel that “despite reports in the media to the contrary, the Czech Republic does not intend to make any strategic change in its policies toward Israel.” FM Zaorálek addressed the Israel Council on Foreign Relations/Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, which operates under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress. //ow.ly/DQJbk