Public Survey: Czechs and Israel 2025












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            We are pleased to share the latest report from our ongoing research project examining Czec

            attitudes toward Israel, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and Czech-Israeli relations in 
            the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and the subsequent war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.
            conducted by the Herzl Center for Israel Studies in December 2025 in cooperation with the 

            STEM on a representative sample of 1,014 respondents from the Czech population aged 18 and
            report also compares these findings with earlier survey waves from 2023 and 2024.


            Executive Summary


            • The findings suggest that Czech public opinion toward Israel remains relatively stable. 
              interest in Israel and the conflict increased significantly after October 7, many respon
              to express uncertainty or neutral positions on foreign policy issues related to the Midd

            • Czech society remains divided over the Israeli military operation in Gaza. Around 30 % o
              approved of the operation, while nearly 40 % disapproved. A large proportion of responde
              stated that they did not know how to evaluate the conflict. Similarly, public opinion wa

              whether the Israeli operation had gone too far or was proportionate to the circumstances
            • Despite these divisions, pro-Israeli attitudes remain more pronounced than pro-Palestini
              2025, 60 % of respondents expressed greater agreement with Israeli demands following Oct

              only 18 % agreed more with Palestinian demands. Sympathy toward Israelis also remained s
              stronger than sympathy toward Palestinians.
            • Compared to 2024, the number of neutral responses declined substantially. The findings t

              that the prolonged war in Gaza gradually led to more clearly formed opinions, with pro-I
              remained considerably stronger overall.
            • The two-state solution continues to be the preferred outcome of the Israeli-Palestinian 

              Czech respondents, supported by approximately 43 % of the population. Alternative milita
              solutions remain marginal.
            • Support for the international recognition of Palestine as an independent state has gradu

              and reached approximately 35 % in 2025. Nevertheless, a very high proportion of responde
              not having a clear opinion on the issue.
            • Czech respondents generally continue to evaluate Czech-Israeli relations positively, alt

              of respondents expressing a clear opinion declined slightly compared to 2024. Diplomatic
              economic cooperation with Israel are viewed most positively by the Czech public.
            • Support for moving the Czech embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem remains relatively low a

              time, while a majority of respondents continue to report that they do not have a clear o
              issue.
            • The findings reveal a clear political divide in attitudes toward Israel and the Israeli-

              conflict. Supporters of the SPOLU coalition consistently express the most positive attit
              Israel, the Israeli military operation in Gaza, and Czech-Israeli relations. More critic
              ambivalent positions are visible among voters of Stačilo!, SPD, and Motoristé sobě, whil

              are characterized primarily by a high level of indecision and neutral responses. Liberal
              and the Pirates generally remain supportive of Israel, although less strongly than SPOLU
              they are also more open to recognizing Palestine as an independent state.

            • Significant age and gender differences also emerge across the survey. Younger women, par
              those aged 18–29, express the most critical attitudes toward the Israeli military operat
              and display the lowest levels of support for Israeli actions. Men generally express more

              attitudes toward Israel, especially in older age groups, where support for the Israeli o
              considerably higher. Younger men, however, are noticeably more critical and closer in th
              younger women than to older male respondents.

            You can download the full report (in Czech) here. [ URL "HERZL-94-
            version1-2026_cesi_a_izrael_dvojstrany.pdf"]