On May 14, 1948 David Ben Gurion proclaimed the establishment of Israel thereby kicking off a war which on the one hand materialised the vision of a state for the…
I walk through the neighborhood of Kerameikos in the heart of Athens. The old, multicolored single-family homes with the lights outside and neon signs flickering “Open” stand side-by-side with the…
DiEM25, the pan-European movement founded by Yanis Varoufakis in 2016, has always had the support of certain leading leftist intellectuals. Over the last year, though, it has also been developing…
Ever since 1975, hidden levies on borrowers have been ending up in a Public Treasury account with the Bank of Greece—but for 24 years, from 1992 to 2015, that account…
It should come as no surprise that Greece boasts the largest fleet in the European Union, at more than 17,000 vessels. The majority of these are small boats used for…
The week before last, the Guardian advertised a package tour of crisis-stricken Greece. Interested parties could, for a significant price, visit refugees, NGOs and Greeks afflicted by the crisis; they…
“Battered for a decade, Greece feels an unexpected whiff of revival as Europe gains strength … It’s nearly springtime in Athens: Street trees are heavy with citrus, wildflowers are erupting…
A few days ago Washington hosted the policy conference of the most influential group for the enhancement of US-Israel partnership. The Israeli prime minister was again the guest of honour.…
The Hellenic Council of State, the supreme administrative court of Greece, has ruled that the 2016 curricular changes to Religious Education proposed by then-Minister of Education Nikos Filis–a risky move…
Two decades after the Six-Day War the Palestinian territories would witness the outbreak of widespread riots. The children of the stones tried to shake the occupation regime off their shoulders.…