Sudeten leader slams Zeman for recommending Israel expel Palestinians

The head of a group representing Sudeten German expellees from Czechoslovakia, Bernd Posselt, has criticised a statement by Miloš Zeman. The former Czech president said in an interview that Israel should take inspiration in its dispute with the Palestinians from the way Czechoslovakia had “successfully” expelled Sudeten Germans after WWII. Mr. Zeman said he had previously suggested this idea on a visit to Israel.

By contrast Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft leader Posselt thanked the current Czech president and the country’s prime minister for their approach to the Israel situation.