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After observing a slew of antisemitic graffiti while visiting the Greek capital with his family on Tuesday, Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman sent a letter to Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, urging him to take action addressing the problem.
“Within minutes of walking through your city, we were confronted with a disturbing reality and felt compelled to cut our stay short immediately: walls covered in slogans such as ‘smash Zionism,’ images of the Israeli flag defaced with swastikas replacing the Star of David, and repeated ‘free Gaza’ markings used not as calls for peace, but as vehicles for hostility and
intimidation,” Roytman recalled. “It was everywhere, at every corner, impossible to ignore. These are not isolated incidents or harmless expressions; they form a pattern that creates an atmosphere where antisemitism feels visible, tolerated, and normalized.”
“Confronting antisemitism in all its forms, including when it hides behind political slogans, is not only a responsibility — it is a test of the values Athens claims to represent,” Roytman emphasized.
The full text of Roytman’s letter can be read HERE.
After a month living under Iranian missile threats, we took our kids and left Israel for a short break. We landed late at night in Athens (Greece) but the next morning, after just a 10-minute walk around the city, we went straight back to the hotel and booked the earliest flight… pic.twitter.com/wY9lHSaTw5
— Sacha Roytman (@SachaRoytman) March 31, 2026
Also in Athens on Tuesday, CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) monitored an “anti-imperialist” demonstration where protesters held up a “Glory to the Axis of Resistance” banner glorifying the Iranian regime and the Hezbollah, Hamas, and Houthi terrorist organizations.
🇬🇷 Athens, today: At an “anti-imperialist” demonstration, we spotted this shocking banner: “Glory to the Axis of Resistance” featuring Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iran. The worst terrorist groups in the Middle East, glorified in Europe. pic.twitter.com/EntFyXx3Yl
— Combat Antisemitism Movement (@CombatASemitism) March 28, 2026
