Gaza
Levantine Greeks Need Protection by the Greek Government Amid Arab-Israeli War
Written By: Alexandros
Many Greeks worldwide do not realize why the current conflict in the Middle East affects Greece in a very profound way. With the entire world caught up in an Israel vs. Palestine dialectic, it is continually lost on the average Greek that there is a very strong Greek Orthodox Christian community located in the Levant, which numbers approximately 1.5 million: 1.1 million in Syria, 100,000 in Israel, and 300,000 in Jordan to be exact.