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Cheaper flights, new destinations: Israeli tourism trends for 2026

Airfares are set to drop in 2026 as flight supply outpaces demand, with hotel prices in Israel also falling; Eshet Tours highlights Greece, the Balkans, Central Asia, Morocco and the Far East as top destinations in a shifting travel landscape

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 12.22.25

Erdogan warns Israel, Greece and Cyprus: Turkey will defend its maritime rights

Remarks come ahead of a trilateral summit in Jerusalem aimed at deepening security and energy cooperation with Athens and Nicosia amid tensions with Ankara

ynet | 12.21.25

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

A warning shot to Erdogan: Israel’s message to Turkey comes via Athens and Nicosia

Commentary: Jerusalem denies joint military force plans with Greece and Cyprus, but has ordered the IDF to begin planning in signal to Ankara to shift course; existing trilateral ties already act as a counterweight to Erdogan’s rising influence with Trump

Ron Ben-Yishai | 12.20.25

Facing Erdogan: Israel, Greece and Cyprus build united front to deter Turkey

At a high-stakes summit in Jerusalem, three allies to underscore military coordination, energy cooperation and a clear message to Ankara: escalating aggression won’t go unanswered; officials deny plans for joint regional force, but vow deeper defense ties

Itamar Eichner | 12.20.25

Israel, Greece, Cyprus weigh joint military force in eastern Mediterranean amid Turkey tensions

Planned 2,500-strong rapid response force would include troops, ships and aircraft from all three countries, aimed at protecting regional energy infrastructure and deterring Turkey, while strengthening strategic ties and postwar cooperation on Gaza

ynet | 12.18.25

שר האנרגיה אלי כהן בפסגה ביוון עם שרי האנרגיה של יוון, קפריסין וארה"ב

Israel, US join Greece and Cyprus in energy forum targeting Russian influence

For the first time in years, an energy forum convened in Athens with ministers from Israel, the US, Greece and Cyprus; they called Russia a 'hostile player' and discussed Israeli gas exports and routes bypassing Yemen and Iran

Amir Ettinger | 11.08.25

Israeli, Greek and Cypriot teens join forces in cybersecurity program honoring fallen IDF soldier

Seventeen teens join a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity program honoring Sgt. Uri Nehemia Ashkenazi, blending advanced tech training with diplomacy and cross-border cooperation, backed by Israeli government ministries

ynet Global | 11.05.25

Some 1,000 Israelis stranded at Greece due to pro-Palestinian protest: 'They threw stones at the buses'

Passengers from the Israeli cruise ship MS Crown Iris were blocked from leaving the port of Souda in Crete by pro-Palestinian protesters; Some Israelis responded by singing as police struggled to disperse the demonstrators

Nina Fox | 11.04.25

Forget Santorini: This secret Greek getaway is closer, calmer and stunning

We’re about to spoil it for the British, Germans and a few Israelis who already know it: Costa Navarino in the Peloponnese is the Greece that Israelis haven’t discovered yet. Dream beaches, luxury hotels down to the last detail and tavernas serving fish dinners at sunset. It’s not cheap, but it’s absolutely worth every euro

Levia Koren | 10.29.25

גרטה טונברי בשדה התעופה ביוון לאחר אחרי שחזרה ממעצר בישראל כשהגיעה עם משט לעזה

Greta Thunberg welcomed as hero in Greece after Gaza flotilla deportation

161 'Sumud' flotilla activists deported from Israel landed in Athens to cheers and Palestinian flags; Greta Thunberg, deported for the second time, called Israel’s actions 'genocide before our eyes'

News Agencies | 10.06.25

Greta to be deported on Greek-funded flight; Spanish flotilla activist bites prison staff

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, arrested again in the Gaza flotilla, will be deported Monday on a special Greek-funded flight; at Ketziot Prison, a Spanish detainee bit a medical staffer, but is still expected to be deported as planned

Itamar Eichner, Liran Tamari | 10.06.25

מחאת דגלי ענק כנגד ישראל ביוון, אקרופוליס

‘Stop the Genocide’: Greek protesters hang anti-Israel signs on Acropolis

Activists scale Athens’ Acropolis to unfurl pro-Palestine banners, demanding an end to cooperation with Israel and recognition of Palestinian state

Itamar Eichner | 09.19.25

Netanyahu invokes 'Sparta' vision for Israel — but does history back the comparison?

The prime minister said at a Jerusalem conference that Israel must adapt to an almost autarkic (self-sufficient) economy, or 'Athens and super-Sparta'; Historians explain what Sparta really was, and whether the analogy holds for modern Israel

Yogev Israeli | 09.16.25

Israeli lightly injured in antisemitic Athens attack by three Palestinians with sticks

A 29-year-old Israeli man was lightly injured when three Palestinian youths wielding plastic sticks and Palestinian flags attacked him in Syntagma Square; Greek police arrested all five involved and are investigating the incident

Itamar Eichner | 09.14.25

Israel crashes out of EuroBasket after 84-79 loss to Greece in Giannis masterclass

Blue-and-White fall in round of 16 after pushing Greece but extending 32-year winless streak in matchup; Deni Avdija led Israel with 22 points, while Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated with 37 and 10 rebounds to send Greece to a quarterfinal clash with Lithuania

Efrat Amoraban, Latvia | 09.08.25

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