Greece–Israel relations
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Greece–Israel relations are the bilateral relationship between the Hellenic Republic and the State of Israel.
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Embassy of Greece, Tel Aviv | Embassy of Israel, Athens |
Greece and Israel today enjoy positive diplomatic relations and consider each other an ally.[1][2] Israel and Greece consider each other as collaborators in the aspects of military, intelligence and economy.[3] Both countries are part of the Energy Triangle, which referred to the extraction of oil and gas from both Israel and Cyprus by 2015, which will be delivered to mainland Europe with a pipeline through Greece. The deterioration of Israel's relations with Turkey following the Gaza flotilla raid has heavily contributed to the strengthening of Greek-Israeli relations.[4] Both countries are partners in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and members of the Union for the Mediterranean, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations. Israel is the second largest importer of Greek products in the Middle East.[5] Relations between the two countries are also reinforced by the over two millennia old Jewish presence in Greece (see Romaniotes), while Jerusalem is home to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which was recognized as a patriarchate in 451 by the Council of Chalcedon, and is one of the five patriarchates of the Pentarchy recognized by Justinian in the 6th century.