Tag: Greece
Greek Parliament ratifies defense agreement with Israel
The Greek Parliament on Tuesday ratified an agreement with Israel for the supply of defense equipment and services between the two countries in a move widely seen as further strengthening ties between the two...
Greek premier visits Israel to discuss tourism, Turkish threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem to discuss tourism and cooperation in various areas, as well as the Turkish threat.
“Turkey...
Netanyahu holds virtual toast with Greek prime minister, marking 30 years of ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a virtual toast by video conference on Thursday from the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to mark 30 years since the establishment...
Anti-Semitic vandalism strikes Jewish sites in France, Greece and Ukraine
Anti-Jewish vandalism has struck France, Greece and Ukraine within the past week.
About a dozen graves were vandalized in the Jewish cemetery of Bayonne, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques area, in southwest France.
The damage was sighted by...
Is Turkey trying to sabotage massive new Israel-Cyprus-Greece EastMed gas deal?
Tensions are reaching a new high in the eastern Mediterranean region after the Turkey’s parliament approved a measure to deploy Turkish troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government there. The move by Turkey...
Greece endorses universal definition of anti-Semitism
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis endorsed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism on Friday.
The IHRA definition says: “Anti-Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and...
Greek woman reunited with siblings she saved during Holocaust and their 40 descendants
“There is no way to describe the acts of heroism and the danger they took upon themselves and all those around them to shelter an entire family,” said Sarah Yanai upon reuniting with the...
Netanyahu, Pompeo meet with Cyprus president, Greek prime minister to talk energy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem on Wednesday to...
Netanyahu reaffirms Israeli-Greek ties at joint summit
At the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus Summit in Beersheva on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the alliance between these countries, especially its entrepreneurial spirit.
He was joined by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot...
The next region of conflict: Eastern Mediterranean
Attention in Israel has been focused of late on Iran’s emissaries on our northern and southern borders, but the fifth tripartite meeting between Israel, Greece and Cyprus, to be held today in Beersheva, is...