Tag: Greece
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...
Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy reach agreement on longest underwater gas pipeline
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...
What happened when 150 El Al travelers got stranded in Greece for Shabbat
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...