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| Israeli national soccer coach says he and assistant were attacked in Athens, more anti-Israel protests greet Israeli cruise ship at Cretian dock |
| 2025-07-30 |
| [IsraelTimes] 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’ The coach of Israel’s national soccer team, Ran Ben Shimon, said Tuesday that he was shoved last week in Athens by a man shouting derogatory statements. The incident last Thursday joined a growing list of reported anti-Israel incidents in Greece over the past week. Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar called on Greek authorities on Tuesday afternoon to “act against these expressions of antisemitism.” The coach and an assistant coach, Gal Cohen, were in Athens ahead of a game between Hapoel Beersheba and AEK Athens. The pair were walking down the street when a man approached them and, according to a statement from the Israel Football Association, “began making derogatory remarks, apparently after he heard them conversing in Hebrew.” “The two ignored him and after he initiated bodily contact with them, they distanced him from the area together with other civilians,” the statement, reported by the Kan public broadcaster, added. Channel 12 reported that the man screamed, “Free Palestine.” “The ugly incident in Athens was dealt with quickly and efficiently, and I’m sorry only for the boorishness and rudeness of that person,” Ben Shimon said in a statement reported by Hebrew media. “I doubt he even identified us as coaches of the national team, and I presume what led to this was our being Israelis who were speaking Hebrew.” He added, “I’m proud to represent my country anywhere. This definitely won’t deter me in the future.” Ben Shimon was also in Paris for a game in November 2024 when anti-Israel protesters demonstrated against a pro-Israel gathering linked to the far right. The incident occurred amid several other anti-Israel altercations in Greece, a popular tourist destination for Israelis. Greek cops scuffle with protesters again as Israeli cruise ship docks in Crete [IsraelTimes] Demonstrators calling for an end to the war in Gaza have protested the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship on yet another Greek island – the third such protest on Greek islands in the last week. Protesters on the southern Greek island of Crete unfurled a huge Palestinian flag at the port of Agios Nikolaos. They shouted “Free, free Palestine” as tourists on board the Crown Iris disembarked and left on buses for their tours of the island, according to images shown on local media outlets. Riot police kept the crowd away from the pier where the cruise ship was docked, while scuffles broke out between demonstrators and police. Local media report that officers used pepper spray at one point to keep the crowd back. Four people have been detained, according to local media. Video shows police leading one man away, his arms cuffed behind his back, as he shouts “Free, free Palestine.”
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Inexplicable, you? Inconceivable! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2025-07-30 22:55 |
| #3 For some inexplicable reason, the recently departed Tom Lehrer's National Brotherhood Week comes to mind. "...and the Hindoos hate the Muslims, and everyone hates the Juice." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2025-07-30 19:03 |
| #2 Ray, Ray, Ray...foking PLEASE ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2025-07-30 18:48 |
| #1 |
| Posted by: Raymond 2025-07-30 16:59 |