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Diplomacy
Greece Calls for Restraint in Gaza as Protesters Gather at Israeli Embassy
Greece has called for restraint after dozens of Palestinian protesters were killed and over 2,000 were injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers along the border of Gaza, following the move by the U.S. to transfer its embassy to Jerusalem.
"We...
Greek News
Palestinians Killed in US Embassy Protest on Israeli Border
An unconfirmed number of Palestinians have been killed along Gaza's border with Israel in Monday protests linked to the opening of the U.S.' new embassy building in Jerusalem.
Reports from the region say thousands of Palestinians have massed at the...
Cyprus
Greek, Cypriot, Israeli Leaders Agree Gas Pipeline
A joint pipeline that could feed 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Europe is a project discussed between the leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel in a trilateral meeting in Nicosia.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Israeli Prime...
Crime
Greek Anarchists Raid Israeli Ambassador's Residence
Video has emerged showing the moment members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas threw flyers and shouted slogans outside the residence of Israel's ambassador in Athens
A video released by the group on Friday shows more than a dozen demonstrators approaching...
Greek news
Israeli Investors Urged to Look at Greece
Greece is being marketed to businesspeople in Israel as an investment destination, as a new chamber of commerce works to build ties between the two states.
A delegation from Greece was in Tel Aviv this week at a presentation arranged...
Greek News
Christian Leaders Shut Jerusalem’s Iconic Church to Protest Taxes
The leaders of the major Christian sects in Jerusalem closed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre for several hours on Sunday to protest an Israeli plan to tax their properties.
The Church is built on the traditional site of Jesus'...
Archaeology
Israeli Scientists Uncover Ancient Greek Inscription
Scientists in Israel have unearthed a rare Greek-language mosaic dating from the 2nd-3rd century.
Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) were digging at Caesarea when they found the ancient inscription halfway between Tel Aviv and the port city of...
Diplomacy
Israeli President Hails Military Cooperation with Greece (photos)
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday accompanied Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos to the Salamis Naval Base on the island of Salamina near Athens.
It is the first visit by a foreign president to the headquarters of the Hellenic Navy...
Diplomacy
Greek, Israeli Leaders Lay First Stone of Thessaloniki Holocaust Museum
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and visiting Israeli President Reuven Rivlin laid the foundation stone for a Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki on Tuesday.
"Thessaloniki’s Holocaust Museum is a tribute to the thousands of Greek Jews exterminated in concentration camps," Tsipras...
Diplomacy
Israeli President Begins Greece Visit
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin started his official visit to Greece on Monday by laying a wreath at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, Athens.
Afterwards Rivlin made his way to the presidential mansion, where he was received...