Overview

• On July 28, riot police clashed with pro-Palestine protesters in Rhodes during the docking of the Israeli cruise ship Crown Iris, resulting in multiple arrests.
• Greek authorities had reinforced security at the port to prevent a repeat of last week’s blockade of the Crown Iris at Syros.
• The Crown Iris, carrying about 650 Israeli tourists, was able to dock in Rhodes without schedule changes or delays.
• Local businesses on Rhodes criticized the demonstrations, highlighting the island’s reliance on Israeli tourism.
• Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar contacted his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis after the Syros incident and Greece’s Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis denounced the earlier blockade as shameful for the country.