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Embassy of Israel, Athens

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Location
  
Athens

Ambassador
  
Aryeh Mekel

Phone
  
+30 21 0670 5500

Embassy of Israel, Athens

Address
  
Marathonodromon 1, Filothei Psichiko 154 52, Greece

Similar
  
Lebanese Embassy Greece, Embassy of Japan, Consulate of Turkey

The Israeli Embassy to Athens Greece is the site of a diplomatic mission of Israel, situated at 1 Marathonodromon Street (consular entrance at Mouson street) in Paleo Psychiko.

It is the only diplomatic building of Israel in Greece. The building hosts both the Embassy of Israel and the Israeli Consulate.

The Embassy of Israel was initially located on Herodotou St, as a Diplomatic Representation, immediately following the establishment of the State of Israel. It later moved to Koumbari St. Today, it is located in a building that was initially constructed as a private residence in 1930. In the 1970s the building was purchased by the Jewish Community of Thessalonki which offered it to the State of Israel in 1975 to house the Diplomatic Representation.

Following the Greek Government's de jure recognition of the State of Israel in May 1990, the Diplomatic Representation was upgraded to an Embassy.

Renovation

In 2007, the Embassy underwent an extensive renovation, completely changing its appearance both in the interior and the exterior.

References

Embassy of Israel, Athens Wikipedia