Tensions against Israeli tourists in Greece, a popular destination for Israeli holidaymakers with multiple daily flights between Tel Aviv and Athens, as well as direct connections to several Greek islands. On Wednesday, demonstrators clashed with police at the port of Volos in central Greece, protesting the arrival of a cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists, the Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported.
The Clashes
The protesters chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and held banners until they were dispersed with stun grenades by riot police as passengers – reportedly including an unknown number of Israeli soldiers taking part in an entertainment programme – disembarked from the Crown Iris and boarded buses for tours of Mount Pelion and the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly.
Protests elsewhere in Greece
Similar protests have taken place across Greece in recent weeks amid the intensified Israeli offensive in Gaza. Greece is a popular destination for Israeli tourists, with numerous daily flights between Tel Aviv and Athens and direct connections to several Greek islands.
We recall that Jews in Greece recently complained about the desecration of Jewish monuments in Thessaloniki, Larissa and Volos.
It got to the point that on the popular island of Crete, they banned the movement of people and cars at the ports when Israeli tourists arrive on cruise ships.
Illustration: Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly. Photo by Teo Doulke: https://www.pexels.com/photo/concrete-building-beside-rocky-mountain-10031519/
