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| Greek riot police clash with anti-Israel protesters as Israeli ship docks in Rhodes |
| 2025-07-29 |
| [IsraelTimes] Passengers disembark the Crown Iris safely, are greeted by local business representatives opposed to the protest as well as members of Rhodes Municipality and Chamber of Commerce Scuffles broke out between riot police and demonstrators on the Greek island of Rhodes on Monday during a protest against the war in Gazoo ...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppressionand disproportionate response... , while an Israeli cruise ship was docked at the island, local media reported. Television footage showed a small number of protesters chanting, "Freedom for Paleostine," and "You are not welcome on this island!" near the port, with riot police pushing them back and minor scuffles breaking out. Anti-war and anti-Israel activists had organized the demonstrations on the island to coincide with a scheduled stop by the Crown Iris cruise ship, operated by Israeli shipping giant Mano Maritime, which was carrying more than 600 tourists. Despite the efforts to interrupt the cruise ship’s itinerary, Greek media reported that the passengers disembarked without incident. Protest organizers estimated that between 100 and 300 people joined Monday’s demonstration, and accused police of using unnecessary force against them. "The riot police started pushing us and chasing us away from the area," one organizer said in a statement after the fact. "We crossed the old city and went to the other side of the port, where there was again a heavy police presence."
The organizers said that 13 people were arrested throughout the demonstration, including a local politician from the far-left Plefsi Eleftherias (Course of Freedom) party. Local businesses on the tourism-reliant island opposed the protest, Greek media reported, and business representatives, along with representatives of the Rhodes Municipality and the Chamber of Commerce, were at the port to welcome the Israeli tourists with traditional local snacks. Last week, the Crown Iris left another Greek island, Syros, early, without its roughly 1,600 passengers disembarking, after more than 150 protesters demonstrated at that island’s port. The demonstrators unfurled Palestinian flags and called for an end to the war in Gaza. There were no reports of any violence in Syros. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar contacted his Greek counterpart, George Gerapetritis, over the Syros incident, and it was ultimately decided to cancel the planned port and reroute the ship to Limassol in Cyprus instead. Greece is a popular tourist destination for Israelis, and an estimated 621,000 visited the Hellenic Republic in 2024 alone. The country has seen a rise in antisemitic and anti-Israel incidents since the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led onslaught in southern Israel that started the war in Gaza. Athens in particular has seen several attacks on Israeli tourists, and a group of Israeli teenagers said last week that they were attacked by a gang of anti-Israel assailants while vacationing in Rhodes. According to the teens and their families, the attackers rallied outside a club frequented by Israelis, sparking a confrontation. The teens, aged 17-18, decided to leave and not get involved in the tussle, but were then pursued by dozens of the anti-Israel assailants, one of them told Channel 12 news. Related: Rhodes: 2025-07-25 The worldwide frenzy against Israel Rhodes: 2025-07-23 Cruise ship carrying Israelis heads to Cyprus after anti-Israel protest prevents docking in Greece while anti-Israel mob on Rhodes attacked Israeli teens Rhodes: 2025-06-14 The Third World Is Forever Chasing The White Man |
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