Posts Tagged: Israel Greece relations
Israel’s National Soccer Coach Attacked in Athens Before Soccer Fans Chant ‘F–K Israel, Free Palestine’ at Match
The coach of Israel's national soccer team was physically assaulted by a pro-Palestinian activist who also shouted "Free Palestine" at him in Athens, Greece, last...
What’s Next for Israel and Greece?
The victory of Benjamin Netanyahu in the November 2022 Israeli legislative election brought the architect of the Israeli-Greek friendship back to the head of government....
Israel Asks Greece to Release Israeli in Custody, Claims Mistaken Identity
JNS.org - Israel has appealed to Greek authorities to release an Israeli national who was arrested last week in Kos in connection with a 2007...
Israel and Greece Sign Record Defense Deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries. The...
Greece, Israel to Sign Largest-Ever Defense Procurement Deal
JNS.org - Greece has approved Israel’s bid for a 20-year, $1.68 billion defense contract for the establishment of a flight school for the Hellenic Air...
Greek, Israeli Army Chiefs Discuss Strengthening Ties
JNS.org - The head of the Greek army, Hellenic National Defense General Staff Chief Konstantinos Floros, met on Tuesday in Israel with his counterpart, IDF...
Netanyahu Reaffirms Israeli-Greek Ties at Joint Summit
JNS.org - 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...
Opposing Closer US Ties to Israel, Greek Anarchists Sneak Into Foreign Ministry
JNS.org - The Greek anarchist group Rubicon snuck into their country’s Foreign Ministry building in central Athens on Tuesday to oppose Greek-Israeli military and energy cooperation, in...
Pro-Palestinian Anarchists Deface Israeli Embassy in Athens
JNS.org - A group of anarchists on Monday vandalized the walls of the Israeli embassy in Greece’s capital of Athens. According to Greek media reports, the vandals...
Israeli PM Netanyahu Visits Greece to Discuss Energy Projects
Under heavy security, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in northern Greece to discuss plans to become a key supplier of European energy through an...
Israel, Greece, Cyprus Sign Regional Cooperation Agreement
JNS.org - The leaders of the Israeli, Greek and Cypriot parliaments signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to increase cooperation and enhance ties between the three...
Israel is ‘Eternal Enemy’ of Greeks and Christians, Greek Lawmaker Says
JNS.org - Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos has asked the country’s Justice Ministry to take action against a lawmaker who made anti-Israel comments in Greece’s parliament...
‘We Cannot Accept’ Terrorism, Greek President Says in Israel
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos for a meeting in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Before the meeting, during which Rivlin and Pavlopoulos...
Greek Parliament Set to Recognize Palestinian Statehood
JNS.org - Greece is set to join several other European nations in recognizing a Palestinian state with a non-binding symbolic declaration that will take place after...
