RIchard Schwartz
By RIchard Schwartz
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Israel News Greek Jews Laud Leftist Win — Despite Chilly Stance on Israel
If Greek Jews are calmly greeting the election of a hard left party strongly critical of Israel, one reason may be that they have been hit no less hard than other Greeks by the country’s current economic devastation, which the election victors vow to reverse. At the Jewish Museum of Greece, in Athens, a relaxed…
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Fast Forward Greek Jews Laud Leftist Election Win
The head of Greece’s Jewish community welcomed the election victory Sunday of Syriza, a leftist, anti-austerity party, despite that party’s scepticism towards existing close ties between Greece and Israel. “We congratulate Syriza, the winning party of yesterday’s elections, and convey our best wishes,” said board president Moises Contantinis, who is currently in Krakow for Tuesday’s…
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