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As Palestinian Minority Takes to the Streets, Israel Must Face Racism
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The Arab governments that recently shared their relations, are being negatively affected by the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Diplomacy
Greece Says Israel Has Right to Self-Defense, Condemns Hamas
Greece made its position clear about the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, through a statement by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.
Greek church
Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem Calls for Peace as Violence Escalates
The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem released a statement calling for an end of violent acts against Palestinians on Sunday.
Greek church
Holy Light Arrives From Jerusalem to Athens to Mark Easter
The Holy Light arrived in Greece on Holy Saturday, May 1 in a much humbler ceremony than what Greeks were used to in previous years.
Greece
Holy Light to Arrive in Greece in Humble Ceremony This Year
The Holy Light will arrive to Greece on Holy Saturday in a humble ceremony, without the head of state honors of previous years
Greece
Holy Light Arrives from Jerusalem to Athens Despite Coronavirus Curfew
An Aegean Airlines special flight carrying the Holy Light from Jerusalem arrived in Athens on Holy Saturday afternoon.
This year the Holy Light arrived in Greece from the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem under very strict measures due to...
Archaeology
Ancient Greek Earring Unveiled in Jerusalem
An ancient Greek gold earring found last year in Jerusalem has been revealed by the Israeli authorities.
The jewellery, around 2,000 years old and fashioned to look like a horned animal, was finally unveiled by the Israel Antiquities Authority on...
Greece
Holy Fire Arrives in Greece Ahead of Easter
The Holy Fire from Jerusalem arrived in Athens by airplane on Saturday, ahead of Easter celebrations in Greece.
The flame was received with the protocol reserved for heads of state after Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem handed it to a Greek...
Greek news
‘It Smelled of Myrrh’, Says Greek Worker Who Entered Tomb of Christ
"I was the first person to enter the tomb of Christ. Yes, it smelled of myrrh," said the Greek restoration worker who was the first person to go inside the reputed burial place of Christ in Jerusalem since 1810.
"I felt...
Greek news
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulchre Reopens After Israel Backtracks
Israel has suspended a controversial tax plan and property legislation in response to the unprecedented Christian decision on Sunday to close the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat agreed to...