Israelis have forgotten who first enunciated the Jewish State idea:


A relatively `unknown event in the history of the creation of the State of Israel might interest readers: A statement made in July 1917, in Thessatoniki (Salonica), by the Greek then-foreign minister, Mr. Nikolaos Politis, with the explicit approval and endorsement of then-prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos, has not received adequate historical mention. The statement was published in the July 1917 issue of the Greek-zionist magazine Pro-Israel. The statement; which was recently discovered by Greek historian Gerasimos Apostolatos reads as follows: "The idea of the establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine is met with sincere sympathy by us (the Greek government). The blessed day on which the old aspiration of the Jewish -Nation will become a reality will be hailed by us, and will be a triumph of the free-spirit and the neutralization of age-old prejudices against the Jews. The creation of a National Jewish Home in Palestine, where the national spirit of Judaism. will be able to develop freely, will be the correction of an evident injustice which has lasted for 20 centuries.
"If the Great .Powers will propose the settlement of the Jewish problem, Greece will support the creation of a Hebrew Palestine. A Jewish Palestine, will be, without question an ally of Greece, while the similarity of our interests in the Eastern Mediterranean will render our ties unbreakable".
While the Balfour Declaration, as expressed in the well-known November 2, 1917 letter to Lord Rothchild, became famous and is considered as the major diplomatic document recognizing the need for the creation of a "national home for the Jewish People", it is worthwhile to recall that the Greek government's statement, made five months earlier, was the first official endorsement of the Jewish State idea.
This becomes . particularly important in view of recent developments in the relations of the two countries and their expected close cooperation not only in the cultural-economic fields, but also in the area of defense.

good articel Landos..
seems that the last 40 years the greek Gov...haid forgott abouted...
so now days...the approach is more realistic...and of corse after prime minister Mitsotakis...Recognized the Israeli state...back in 1991 (if iam not mistaken)

We may be friends (or have been) friends of the Jews, but they seem to be quite anti-hellinic from what little I know. Dourios can explain this better than anyone I know besides my uncle. Dourie help! NTM, they seem much more friends with the Turks than us...