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Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus Summit in Beersheva on Dec. 20, 2018. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Netanyahu reaffirms Israeli-Greek ties at joint summit

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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

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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...
An Israeli offshore natural gas rig. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy reach agreement on longest underwater gas pipeline

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Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy have reached an agreement on the world’s longest underwater gas pipeline, estimated to cost nearly $7 billion, the financial website Globes reported on Sunday. After signing a memorandum of understanding late last year, the...
Some of the 150 El Al passengers who unexpectedly spent a Shabbat together in Athens, Nov. 16, 2018. Credit: Chabad.org/News.

What happened when 150 El Al travelers got stranded in Greece for Shabbat

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Passengers on what started out as direct El Al flight LYO2 to Israel from New York arrived safely back in Israel early Sunday after a Shabbat-long diversion in Athens that gave 150 at-first extremely disgruntled travelers...

Cyprus, Greece and Israel chart a common path

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Cyprus, Greece and Israel are steadily building a democratic geopolitical bloc in the Eastern Mediterranean, exploring ways to collaborate in fields ranging from energy to communication technology and defense. Greek-American and American-Jewish communities are exploiting...

Thessaloniki holds march to commemorate 50,000 Jews sent to the concentration camps

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It was 75 years ago this week when the Nazi forces occupying Greece perpetrated a horrible crime: the deportation of 46,000 Jews from Thessaloniki. The Macedonian capital, Greece’s second largest city, had been the...

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visits future site of Holocaust museum in Greece

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On a state visit to Greece, one of Israel’s closest Mediterranean allies, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin visited the site of a railway station that was used to transport Jews to the Auschwitz concentration camp....

Greece, Israel call for steps towards peace, security

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Greek leaders and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin who started a three-day visit to Greece on Monday, called for steps to promote peace and security in the wider region. "We seek to restore peace in the...

La istoria de los djudios de Trikala en Gresia

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La sivdad de Trikala, en Gresia, ke es menos konosida por su komunidad djudia, es una de las mas antiguas de este paiz. Segun istoriadores eya fue fondada en el 4en siglo antes de...

In Greece, a city struggles to come to terms with its Jewish past

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Walking through the bustling center of Thessaloniki, Greece, Hella Kounio Matalon points off to the distance. “Most of the properties that we see on this road are former Jewish properties,” she said as she walked...