Greek police forces are mobilizing resources to boost security at 20 targets, including synagogues, Jewish monuments, embassies, residences, and offices of companies with Israeli interests, in response to escalating violence in the Middle East, according to Newsit.
Police are also taking measures to protect Israeli tourists in Athens, resorts across Greece, or on cruises, according to the same source.
Between 2022 and 2023, there were two instances of plans to attack Israeli interests in Athens. The first of these incidents occurred in March 2023 when the Greek anti-terrorism unit, in cooperation with the National Intelligence Service and Mossad, arrested two Pakistani nationals accused of planning to attack the Jewish synagogue. The second case was recorded in May and June 2024, involving arson attacks against an Israeli hotel in Monastiraki.
Terrorist attacks in Greece
In 2013, the Israeli embassy was attacked with Kalashnikovs by the Popular Fighters Group. The following year, in 2014, an explosion occurred in an apartment in Ambelokipi, resulting in the death of an anti-establishment activist. There were reports that the bomb was intended for the Israeli embassy, as reported by Newsit.
SKAI reported that Greek authorities fear that antisemitic attacks may occur either from a radicalized foreigner, a lone wolf terrorist from the Middle East, or from anarchists and armed organizations. In 2013-2014, members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard's Quds Force were recruiting individuals from the Middle East living in Greece to carry out attacks on Israeli targets, according to SKAI.
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