๐ฌ๐ท "Refugees are welcome. Tourists go home."
About 70 anti-Zionist activists marched through Athens's Exarchia neighborhood on Friday, vandalizing businesses they identified as linked to Israel. They left graffiti reading "Death to the IDF" and โTourists go homeโ according to footage filmed by journalist Alexis Daloumis.
The march came as Greece deepens military and economic ties with Israel. In August, Athens signed a roughly $3.4 billion deal for an Israeli air defense network dubbed "Achilles Shield," and Israeli arms maker Elbit is building a flight training center for the Greek air force.
Israelis are among the fastest-growing groups of tourists and property buyers in Athens. Israeli investors have bought apartments in central neighborhoods for short-term rentals, including in Exarchia, a neighborhood fighting gentrification and Airbnb.