Israeli-owned hotel targeted in Athens

An Israeli-owned hotel located on Stadiou Street, Athens, was targeted two days ago by persons who were participating in a demonstration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the uprising of November 17, 1973, which led to the fall of the military junta in Greece. The vandals threw red and black paint and smashed glass panels at

Opponents of the new ID cards display antisemitic signs in Thessaloniki & Athens

Thessaloniki, 03.09.2023 About 5,000 people gathered in Thessaloniki Sunday to protest against a new type of identity card to be introduced later this month, police said. Carrying Greek flags and banners, the protesters rallied at the city’s iconic White Tower, a waterfront former fortification, chanting slogans and the national anthem, Kathimerini reported. A photographer captured

Antisemitic hate incidents in Greece (August-December 2020)

Although the numbers of Greeks of Jewish religion is, according to the Greek Census, very low (5000, i.e. 0.05% of the Greek population) the incidents of anti-Semitic rhetoric and the recorded attacks against Jewish monuments or synagogues are disproportionately high. (Antisemitism in Greece today: Executive Summary, 2017) August 13: The antisemitic slogan “Satanist Jews Out”

Wave of antisemitic attacks hits Greece

A hideous graffiti, that last Friday, October 16, 2020, defaced the Holocaust Monument of Thessaloniki, was added to the chain of desecrations, threats and vandalism that occurred last week in Greece: “Juden raus” graffiti at the Jewish Cemetery of Athens, “Death to Israel” at the Jewish Cemetery of Thessaloniki, four vandalized tombs at the Jewish Cemetery

Αθήνα: Αντισημιτικό γκράφιτι στο Μνημείο Πεσόντων Αεροπόρων

For an English translation please go to antisemitism.co.il. Στο Μνημείο Πεσόντων Αεροπόρων (Πλατεία Καραϊσκάκη) έχει γραφτεί με σπρέι το αντισημιτικό σύνθημα “Έξω οι Εβραίοι σατανιστές” μαζί με χριστιανικά σύμβολα. Επείγει η παρέμβαση του συνεργείου καθαρισμού του Δήμου Αθηναίων. Φωτογραφίες: Ρόζα Ρούσσου Ενημέρωση, 16 Αυγούστου Διαβάστε σχετικά: Επιστολή του Κεντρικού Ισραηλιτικού Συμβουλίου προς τον Δήμαρχο Αθηναίων

Interview with Diána Vonnák about the European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative

The ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative is a German-based non-profit organization with the core objective of protecting and preserving Jewish cemetery sites across the European continent. With the financial support of the European Commission, the ESJF started in December 2018 a full mapping process of 1,500 Jewish burial sites across five European countries. Diána Vonnák,

Latest antisemitic incidents in Greece

September 8: At least four banners featuring antisemitic signs were displayed by violent protesters against the Macedonia name deal in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki (h/t Leon Saltiel). They read “Talmud, Qabballah, the Enemy of the Humanity”, “Against New World Order (with a red line erasing the Star of David), “Here Greece, Here

Silent protest to be held at the Jewish Cemetery of Athens

Vandals desecrated the Jewish section of an Athens cemetery on Friday night, destroying nine marbre memorial stones. The headstones appear to have been kicked over and then smashed to pieces. The President of the Jewish Community of Athens, Minos Moissis, described the scene as “repulsive”. […] This is not the first time we see the

Greek Police arrest members of Nazi group “C18 Hellas”

Greek Counter Terrorism Police arrested 11 suspected members of violent Nazi group “C18 Hellas” last week, during an operation in greater Athens and two provincial towns. The suspects are allegedly members of the Greek branch of the extreme right wing group “Combat 18” also known as “C18”, which operates in various countries. A 35-year-old gas

Protesters display antisemitic signs outside parliament in Athens

Hundreds of thousands of Greeks rallied outside parliament in Athens on Sunday to protest against the use of the term Macedonia in any settlement the government pursues with the ex-Yugoslav Republic to end a decades-old name row, Reuters reports. A sea of people waved blue and white Greek flags. A photographer captured protesters outside parliament