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Dana Eden attends Kan's 'Tehran' premiere in Israel (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
February 16, 2026, 10:41 am
Award-winning ‘Tehran’ producer found dead in Athens hotel room
Dana Eden, 52, was in Greek capital to oversee filming of hit drama series’ fourth season
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
FILE: A protester waves a Palestinian flag during a demonstration against the war in the Gaza Strip outside Greece's Parliament in central Athens, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP/Petros Giannakouris)
September 14, 2025, 11:20 am
Israeli man injured in reported clash with three Palestinian men in Athens
Greek media says Israeli man and woman clashed with Palestinians carrying plastic sticks and flagpoles; all five involved were taken to police station
By ToI Staff
Antisemitic vandalism seen at the King David Burger restaurant in Athens, Greece, on July 12, 2025. (Screenshot/Social media)
August 4, 2025, 6:47 am
Athens mayor tussles with Israeli envoy over antisemitic graffiti in Greek capital
Haris Doukas lashes out at ‘those who kill civilians’ after Ambassador Noam Katz says Israeli tourists in Greece feel ‘uncomfortable’ with vandalism by ‘organized minorities’
By AFP
Ran Ben Shimon, head coach of the Israel national soccer team, seen during the 2026 World Cup qualifier match between Israel and Norway, in Debrecen, Hungary, on March 25, 2025. (Udi Zitiat/Flash90)
July 29, 2025, 3:21 pm
Israeli national soccer coach says he and assistant were attacked in Athens
Ran Ben Shimon says a man shoved him as he was speaking Hebrew ahead of match between Hapoel Beersheba and local squad, says ‘this definitely won’t deter me in the future’
By ToI Staff
Several anti-Israel activists can be seen dropping fliers and spraying graffiti in the kosher Israeli-owned King David Burger restaurant in Athens, Greece, in an act of antisemitic vandalism, on July 12, 2025. (Social media/X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 13, 2025, 9:49 pm
Anti-Israel vandals descend on kosher eatery in Athens, threaten ‘Zionists’
Attackers throw fliers at staff and patrons of King David Burger, spray-paint anti-Israeli slogans on walls and counters; owner says police investigating incident as a hate crime
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Police officers block a road in Athens, Greece, February 12, 2024. (Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
February 16, 2025, 3:25 pm
Israeli tourists attacked in Athens for speaking Hebrew, wearing Star of David
Man in 40s reportedly stabbed in the forehead; Foreign Ministry says one assailant fled while the other, ‘Gazan known to have participated in pro-Palestinian protests,’ detained
By ToI Staff
An El Al flight takes off at Ben Gurion Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, August 25, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
December 29, 2024, 7:31 pm
El Al extends price caps to four international hubs through February 2025
Round-trip tickets to Athens stay at $299, while tickets to Vienna, Dubai, and Frankfurt set at $349; airline says it operates dozens of weekly flights there, will add more as able
By ToI Staff
Arrivals hall at Ben Gurion Airport, on Sunday August 4, 2024. (Gavriel Fiske/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2024, 8:04 pm
El Al adds flights from nearby Greece and Cyprus to help stranded Israelis
Airline and its subsidiary Sun Dor, as well as local carrier Arkia, operate additional flights from Athens and Larnaca as major foreign airlines cancel services to Tel Aviv
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the Rose Bowl, September 30, 2023, in Pasadena, California. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
June 10, 2024, 1:56 am
Israelis chant ‘Bring them home’ at Coldplay concert in Athens
Gesture comes after band’s rendition of ‘Yellow,’ the color used to symbolize plight of Hamas hostages; comedian Guy Hochman breaks rib trying to jump on stage with Israeli flag
By ToI Staff
The moon rises in the sky behind the 5th century BCE Parthenon temple at the ancient Acropolis hill, in Athens, July 31, 2023. (Petros Giannakouris/AP)
November 30, 2023, 2:51 pm
Some Israelis shelter in Athens as war with Hamas rages on
Exact number of Israelis who left for Greece after October 7 hard to estimate; Israeli embassy asks Greeks to extend tourist visas from 90 to 180 days to facilitate their stay
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Parked airplanes belonging to Israir and El Al at Ben Gurion International Airport, August 8, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
September 7, 2023, 5:58 am
Passengers aboard Tel Aviv-Athens flight detained for smoking on plane
Several said to light up while on the tarmac after Israir plane from Israel makes unscheduled landing in Thessaloniki due to weather conditions in Greek capital
By ToI Staff
Then-Golden Dawn lawmaker Ilias Kasidiaris speaks during a rally against the construction of a mosque in central Athens, Sept. 5, 2018. (Panayotis Tzamaros/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
August 24, 2023, 12:52 pm
Prominent Greek Neo-Nazi running for mayor of Athens from his prison cell
Ilias Kasidiaris, a Holocaust denier with a swastika tattoo, is conducting radio interviews from jail
By Gabe Friedman
Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)
August 22, 2023, 10:24 am
Two dead as wildfires continue to spread across Greece
High winds and temperatures expected to persist until Friday as blazes rampage across islands and north of Athens
By AFP
Amitai Weissman on the balcony of his new apartment in Athens. (Courtesy)
July 1, 2023, 9:46 am
Under shadow of judicial overhaul, Israelis flee to Greece, birthplace of democracy
As Israel’s uncertain judiciary seems to increasingly push some sabras into exile, many are drawn to Greece’s proximity, lower real estate prices and high quality of life
By Romain Chauvet
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, leader of center-right New Democracy party poses for the media with his daughter Dafni Mitsotakis, left, and son Konstantinos Mitsotakis at a polling station in Athens, Greece, June 25, 2023. (AP/ Yorgos Karahalis)
June 25, 2023, 9:44 pm
Exit polls in Greece project landslide win for conservative New Democracy party
Poll projects Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ party gaining 40-44% of vote, with main rival Syriza party suffering defeat with just 16-19%
By Agencies
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