Greece

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.

President Herzog to visit Greece, Cyprus

Israeli president to meet Greek PM and president, leaders of Jewish community, followed by visit to Cyprus.

Trilateral meeting for military cooperation held in Greece

Head of the IDF Strategic Planning and Cooperation Directorate participates in trilateral meeting with Greece and Cyprus.

Defense Minister Gantz:

'Iran double-dealing must be brought to negotiating table'

Defense Min. Gantz, Greek Defense Min. Panagiotopoulos, discuss mutual interests, bond of friendship, and urgency in acting against Iran.

Greek Jewish community praises return of its pre-war archives

Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece thanks Russia for returning the archives of the Greek Jewish community stolen by the Nazis.

Russia agrees to return pre-WWII Greek Jewish archives

Russia has agreed to return to Greece the pre-World War II archives of the Jewish communities stolen by the Nazis.

Pres. Herzog meets Greek Prime Minister

Isaac Herzog holds diplomatic working meeting with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis following 8th Israel-Cyprus-Greece trilateral summit.

Was Antiochus a red herring?

Did Greece really harm Judaism? Weren't there always idolators among the Jews? And what is the connection between Hannukah and Sukkot?

EU Rabbis: Bans on kosher slaughter 'hounding out' Europe's Jews

Conference of European Rabbis says the latest Greek kosher slaughter ruling "sends a shudder down the spine of Jews throughout Europe."

One dead, at least nine injured, after earthquake shakes Crete

At least nine aftershocks have been felt after earthquake measuring 5.8 strikes Greek island.

Report: 2 Israelis with COVID arrested in Crete

Suspects arrested at airport on Greek island while attempting to flee isolation requirement after testing positive for COVID.

Report: Israeli plane crashes in Greece

At least 2 dead after small plane which took off from Israel crashes off of Greek island.

Greek health minister apologizes for past anti-Semitic remarks

Greece's new health minister apologizes after Jewish community takes issue with his past remarks.

Greek Jews concerned over appointment of new health minister

Greek Jewish community demanding apology for politician's 2009 defense of man who said that Auschwitz should be re-opened in the future.

Bennett meets Greek Foreign Minister

The two discussed the tightening of bilateral relations and increasing strategic cooperation on regional issues.

Greek island residents face wildfire aftermath

Residents of the Greek seaside village of Rovies returned home to find destruction after 9 days of wildfires.

Israel to assist in firefighting efforts in Greece

Prime Minister Bennett approves departure of two firefighting planes to assist in extinguishing the wildfires in Greece.

'Outrage and resentment' after Greek Jewish cemetery vandalized

Cemetery in city of Ioannina, vandalized multiple times in the past, was found with damage to a tomb.

Israel to send fire fighter delegation to Greece

Following Greek government's request for assistance, Foreign Ministers of Israel & Greece met and approved delegation.

Man in serious condition after contracting coronavirus in Greece

Unvaccinated man, 53, hospitalized in serious condition after contracting coronavirus in Greece.

Last living Greek Jewish survivor of Auschwitz dies at age 94

Isaac Mizan was from the former Jewish community of Arta and was one of only three survivors of 12 members of his family sent to Auschwitz.