Israel returns 22 artifacts as Greece pushes to bring antiquities home

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-13 · by Derek Gatopoulos, Thanassis Stavrakis

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At a ceremony in Athens, Israel returned 22 artifacts to Greece that had been illegally taken from Greek soil. The event was hosted by the National Archaeological Museum and attended by Culture Minister Lina Mendoni along with representatives from the Israel Antiquities Authority. This action is part of Greece's broader efforts to recover historical items worldwide, including its campaign for the return of sculptures from the Parthenon in the Acropolis.
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Israel returned 22 ancient artifacts to Greece on Tuesday, following an agreement that these items had been taken illegally from Greek soil. The repatriation took place during a ceremony at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, where Culture Minister Lina Mendoni received the objects from the Israel Antiquities Authority and its theft prevention division director Amir Ganor. This event comes as Greece intensifies its efforts to reclaim antiquities globally, with a particular focus on retrieving sculptures taken from the Acropolis.

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📰 Greek Artifacts Repatriation
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Gatopoulos, D., & Stavrakis, T. (2026, October 13). Israel returns 22 artifacts as Greece pushes to bring antiquities home. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/israel-returns-22-artifacts-as-greece-pushes-to-bring-antiquities-home/article_9af3800b-e431-5c40-90e3-38087f7cb3fb.html

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Who wrote this

Derek Gatopoulos
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Thanassis Stavrakis
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Topics

ATHENS Greece Israel the Israel Antiquities Authority

Subjects

ATHENS GPE · 3× Greece GPE · 2× Amir Ganor PERSON · 1× Israel GPE · 1× Lina Mendoni PERSON · 1× the Israel Antiquities Authority ORG · 1×

Narrative

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israel on Tuesday returned 22 ancient artifacts that had been illegally removed from Greece, as Athens steps up an international repatriation campaign ultimately aimed at securing the return of sculptures taken from the Acropolis.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
2026-10-13 · Toronto Star
Israel returns 22 artifacts as Greece pushes to bring antiquities home · assertive framing

Claims (2 extracted, 0 hedged)

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Israel on Tuesday returned 22 ancient artifacts that had been illegally removed from Greece, as Athens steps up an international repatriation campaign ultimately aimed at securing the return of sculptures taken from the Acropolis. asserted
Athens → return → Acropolis
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni received the objects from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Amir Ganor, director of its theft prevention division, at a ceremony held at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. asserted
Mendoni → receive → Athens
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