Jerusalem will no more be listed as the capital of Israel in schools books in the Czech Republic.

“The data in the atlas will be corrected as of the New Year,” the Prague Daily Monitor quoted Czech Education Ministry spokeswoman Klara Bila as saying.

The decision came after the Palestinian embassy in Prague complained to the Education Ministry due to an atlas used in local schools which listed Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

The books publisher, Shocart, will need to rewrite all the books listing Jerusalem as the capital or it will no longer be certified as a recognized Czech school book.

In a statement, the Czech foreign ministry spokeswoman Irena Valentova said that ‘’the Czech Republic does not consider east Jerusalem a part of the State of Israel."

"The EU member countries, including the Czech Republic, view Jerusalem as the future capital of both states, i.e. the State of Israel and the future State of Palestine," she added.

The Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon responded by saying : ‘’The Foreign Ministry is working energetically with the relevant parties in the Czech government in order to cancel the perverse teaching. There is no limit to Palestinian incitement, which doesn't satisfy itself with poisoning the minds of young Palestinians, but also seeks to sow lies among the youth of the Czech Republic."

In 2012, the Czech Republic was the only EU country to vote against the acceptance of the Palestinian Authority as a UN observer, and is considered a close friend of Israel in Europe.In May, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka met with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.