In Video: Demonstrations in Greece against ship carrying Israeli tourists

SANAA, Aug. 13 (YPA) – Greece witnessed a large protest, on Wednesday, against an Israeli cruise ship called the “Crown Iris,” which was carrying Israeli tourists.

This ship is facing protests in the ports where it docks in the Aegean Sea, especially in the coastal city of Volos, where hundreds of demonstrators gathered today.

Δυναμικό "λε λε λευτεριά, λευτεριά στην Παλαιστίνη" σήμερα το πρωί στον Βόλο, από συλλογικότητες και οργανώσεις της περιοχής, που επιχείρησαν να εμποδίσουν την αποβίβαση των Ισραηλινών τουριστών (κυρίως στρατιωτών του IDF) του κρουαζιερόπλοιου Crown Iris. pic.twitter.com/SEDRZhCuLr

— Areti Athanasiou (@AretiAthanasiu) August 13, 2025

Greece is generally witnessing an escalation in protests against Israeli tourist travel due to their support for Israel or connection to Israeli military operations against the Palestinians, with several moves to prevent Israeli tourists from disembarking from ships or to affect their tours of the Greek islands such as Syros, Rhodes, and Crete.

The protests come as part of a so-called “Day of Rage” and demonstrations by pro-Palestinian organizations in several locations, reaching 30 locations according to the organizers, with calls to boycott Israeli tourists and transform tourist sites into sites of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

The demonstrations also witnessed an escalation that led to arrests under the anti-racism law and major tensions in the relationship between Greece and Israel, as Israel raised warnings for tourists against visiting Greece.