Greece

Thessaloniki breaks ground on new Holocaust museum

The new museum will span 9,000 feet and eight floors, and will tell the story of over 2,300 years of Greek Jewish history.

Oil spill prevented

Tanker struck by Houthis successfully towed to secure area

Salvagers successfully tow the Greek-flagged Sounion that had been ablaze following attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Operation to tow tanker struck by Houthis moving at a slow pace

Greek military source says the towing of the Sounion tanker, that was struck by Yemen's Houthi rebels last month, is progressing slowly.

Operation to tow tanker struck by Houthis begins

Greek defense ministry source says an operation to tow the Sounion tanker, which was struck by Yemen's Houthi rebels in August, is ongoing.

Greece to tow oil tanker that was attacked by Houthis

Greece's coastguard will soon begin towing the Sounion oil tanker that was abandoned near Yemen after it was struck by Houthi rebels.

Cyprus and Turkey mark 50 years of occupation

The Greek Prime Minister visited Cyprus to mark 50 years of occupation of part of the country by Turkey, while Turkish President Erdogan visited the occupied area.

Greece:

7 arrested over attacks against Israeli-owned hotel and synagogue

Greece's anti-terrorism police arrest seven people over arson attacks against Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens in May.

Greece:

Clashes during anti-Israel march in Athens

Greek police clash with protesters after pro-Palestinian Arab march to Israeli embassy in Athens. Three people detained.

Erdogan boasts:

'More than 1,000 Hamas members are treated in Turkey'

Turkish President criticizes Greek PM for referring to Hamas as a terrorist organization, says more than 1,000 members of the group are treated in hospitals across Turkey.

Greek Prime Minister:

'Israel can count on our support and our help'

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with his Israeli counterpart in Jerusalem.

PM Netanyahu:

'European leaders unwavering in support for Israel'

PM Netanyahu speaks with leaders of Germany, France, and Greece, thanks them for 'unswerving support' for Israel.

Israeli & Greek PMs meet, discuss expansion of Abraham Accords

PM Netanyahu meets with Greek PM Mitsotakis in Cyprus, discussing expansion of Abraham Accords, climate crisis, and Iranian threat.

From jail:

Prominent Greek neo-Nazi running for mayor of Athens

Ilias Kasidiaris, imprisoned in 2021, runs for mayor of Athens; center-left alliance seeks to bar convicts from running in elections.

Gallant:

'Israel remains ready to assist Greece after fires'

Israeli Defense Minister hosts Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias during his first visit to Israel.

Greece's offer to tourists affected by wildfires

Greek PM announces tourists whose vacations were ruined by fires are eligible for a free vacation in Rhodes in 2024.

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Plane crashes while fighting Greece wildfires

Condition of 2 firefighters unknown after plane crashes on island of Evia.

Israeli teams begin fighting Greek wildfires

The Israeli delegation is a cooperative of the National Security Ministery, Israel Fire and Rescue Services, Israel Police, and the IDF.

Israel to send planes to fight Greek wildfires

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to send two Elad class firefighting planes to assist for several days, as needed.

Cruise ship to Greece: New location for judicial reform talks?

Likud activists are organizing a four-day cruise to Greece and say they want to bring the Opposition along.

Greece:

Ruling party wins election but falls short of majority

Greece's New Democracy party wins parliamentary election but falls just short of the threshold needed to form a government on its own.

Jailed Greek neo-Nazi and his party banned from federal election

High court rules party ineligible to run in national elections but decision to allow other far-right party to run cause for concern.

Make no mistake:

'Iran will not be satisfied with a single nuclear bomb'

Defense Min. Gallant reveals: Significant progress in Iranian nuclear program, Iran has enough enriched material for five nuclear bombs.

Israeli basketball fans attacked at Hapoel Jerusalem-Athens game

Game suspended as fans of Athens team burn Israeli flag, throw firecrackers at Israeli fans.

Greece to ban neo-Nazi parties from upcoming elections

Move comes after far-right party founded by jailed ex-Golden Dawn leader gaining in the polls.

Greece to purchase Spike missiles from Israel

Agreement valued at $400 million.

Handler of Pakistanis behind Greek terror plot was Iranian agent

Identity of handler revealed to be Pakistani national who has worked for Revolutionary Guards for years and has international connections.

Iran denies it plotted to attack Jewish targets in Athens

Iran’s Embassy in Athens claims Israel is making false accusations to divert attention from its domestic issues.

Poison gas: Details of foiled terror attack in Athens revealed

Iranian mastermind behind planned attack on Jewish, Israeli targets in Greece promised the terrorists 16,000 euros per Israeli victim.

Athens: Terrorist attack on Jewish restaurant foiled

Iranian terrorists of Pakistani origin arrested after plotting to attack Jewish and Israeli targets in the Greek capital.

Greece commemorates 80th anniversary of Auschwitz deportations

Some 46,000 Thessaloniki Jews were transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau between March and August 1943.

Thessaloniki film festival pays tribute to deported Jews

Documentary film festival features multiple films on the city's Jewish history, including tribute to Jews deported during the Holocaust.

Stationmaster in Greek train accident charged and jailed

The stationmaster allegedly directed the two trains traveling in opposite directions onto the same track.

Greek train crash:

Fatalities increase to 57 in country's worst railway accident

Deadly crash between passenger and freight train leads to chaos as workers go on strike and public demands answers from officials.

Deadly accident in Greece:

At least 26 dead, dozens injured in collision between two trains

Passenger train collides with oncoming freight train in northern Greece, leaving 26 dead and at least 85 injured.

Joint exercise between IDF, Hellenic military concludes

Israeli Ground Forces soldiers and their Hellenic Army and U.S. Army counterparts simulated a wide range of scenarios in Greek territory.

Moises Elisaf, Greece’s first Jewish mayor, dies at 68

Professor of medicine had been head of Ioannina's small Jewish community for nearly two decades before running for mayor in 2019.

Greece:

Far-right political party banned from running in election

The Greek National Party is led by a former member of the Golden Dawn party, which has neo-Nazi origins.

Greek earthquake felt in Israel

5.9 magnitude quake off of Rhodes felt in Tel Aviv and Cairo. No injuries or damage reported.

Israel-Greece ties:

Defense Minister Gallant speaks with Greek counterpart

Two ministers stress ties based on trust and common values.

Thessaloniki Holocaust mural vandalized with Nazi symbols

Mural commemorating deportation of Jews to Auschwitz defaced with Nazi symbols, in latest incident targeting city's Jewish community.

Constantine II, former King of Greece, dies at 82

Constantine II, former and last king of Greece, dies at private hospital in Athens after treatment in an intensive care unit.

Holocaust memorial in Greece desecrated for the fourth time

Vandals again desecrate Holocaust memorial in Thessaloniki, once home to largest Sephardic community in Europe

NYC mayor laments:

'Antisemitism has become normalized and popular'

NYC Mayor Eric Adams receives Combat Antisemitism Movement Civic Leadership Award.

Israeli woman arrested for years-old custody case

An Israeli woman has been arrested in Crete for a custody case won years ago against an abusive ex-husband.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams to attend antisemitism summit in Greece

Mayor's international trip will also include stop at the World Cup in Qatar.

Greece, Israel, inaugurate international flight school

New flight school is 'a strategic investment & venture that reflects the deep & powerful bond' between Israel & Greece, Defense Min. says.

Iran releases crews from two seized Greek oil tankers

49 crew members allowed to return to home countries after Greece agrees to release 100,000 tons of seized Iranian oil.

Greek Navy commander visits Israel. Yad Vashem

Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, VADM Stylianos Petrakis visits Haifa naval base, discusses cooperation between navies.

Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in northern Greece

Greek media reports there were eight people on the plane and it was carrying “dangerous materials,” but that has not been confirmed.

Greek Jews call for creation of Thessaloniki Holocaust monument

Memorial would commemorate site of deportation of 2,000 Jews who were used as forced labor by the German army during the Holocaust.

Greek authorities release mistakenly arrested Israeli man

Israeli man mistakenly accused of drug crimes released, but must stay in Greece, authorities say.

Greek retrial of 50 Golden Dawn members begins

Prosecutor seeking tougher sentences for Golden Dawn members on trial for murder of rapper and violent anti-immigrant attacks.

Greek Chief of Staff concludes 1st visit to Israel

General Konstantinos Floros visits Israel as guest of IDF Chief of Staff, attends meetings on shared threats facing Mediterranean nations.

Israelis trashed for trashing hotel room

Israelis are voicing their displeasure at Israeli tourists who documented themselves vandalizing a Greek hotel room.

Blinken:

'Iran's harassment of vessels a threat to maritime security'

US Secretary of State condemns Iran after it seized two Greek-flagged oil tankers in Gulf waters.

Erdogan slams the door on Sweden, Finland's NATO bids

The Turkish President says there's no reason for his country to accept Sweden and Finland's bids since they will end up 'just like Greece.'

Greece's coast guard seizes Russian oil tanker

Greece’s coast guard has seized a Russian oil tanker as part of European Union sanctions against Russia.

FM Lapid to hold trilateral meeting in Greece

Foreign Min. Lapid will travel to Greece, hold trilateral meeting with Greek, Cypriot counterparts.

Pres. Herzog:

'Concerned about injury to innocent civilians'

President Isaac Herzog arrives in Greece, is welcomed with a state ceremony in Athens before holding meeting with the President of Greece

Holocaust memorial unveiled in Xanthi, Greece

A Holocaust memorial in Xanthis, Greece honoring the 526 Jews from the city who were murdered by the Nazis was recently unveiled.