The CzechRepublic takes a tough line with the handful of remaining SudetenGermans. Conversely, countries like Germany and Ireland (and Israel) are happy to restoretieswithfar-flung kinsfolk.
If, in the future, the Kohl government is unable or, more likely, simply unwilling to deny predictable Sudeten German demands for restitution, Prague will come under withering pressure to provide compensation.
If, in the future, the Kohl government is unable -- or, more likely, simply unwilling -- to deny predictable Sudeten German demands for restitution, Prague will come under withering pressure to provide compensation.