Moshe Katsav became first Israeli president to visit Greece. At press briefing following a 50-minute meeting, Greek President Karolos Papoulias called on Hamas, which won recent Palestinian Authority parliamentary elections, to change its rejectionist stance toward Israel. Katsav expressed a wish for stronger Greek-Israeli ties, noting that “the more contacts, the less the misunderstandings.” Greece has been bothered by Israel’s ties with Turkey, while Israel often has been upset by Greece’s strongly pro-Palestinian positions.
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