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Boycott Technion Conference in Crete: Universities Implicated in Israel’s #GazaGenocide Must Be Isolated Update Palestinians call to boycott the “5th Symposium on Management of Future Motorway and Urban Traffic Systems,” organized by Israel’s Technion, which is deeply complicit in Israel’s gross violations of Palestinian human rights and international law, including Israel’s ongoing Gaza genocide. Academic Boycott […]
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Boycott Technion Conference in Crete: Universities Implicated in Israel’s #GazaGenocide Must Be Isolated
May 30th, 2024 
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No Comments »Crete in UNESCO bid
March 19th, 2023 Awake Goy The Central Archaeological Council is on the cusp of completing the candidacy file for the inclusion of Crete’s Minoan-era ancient palaces of Zakros, Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zominthos and Kydonia in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The file will be submitted by the ministry in September for evaluation and comments by the competent UNESCO committee. The […]
Yeni Şafak: TCG Anadolu helicopter carrier will be in the Aegean and Crete
March 10th, 2023 Awake Goy The amphibious operations helicopter carrier TCG Anadolu is expected to be in the Aegean Sea and Crete after its delivery to the Turkish Navy, Yeni Şafak reported. The pro-Turkish government newspaper, which many times acts as a “mouthpiece” of Ankara, reported the news of the ship’s inclusion in the Turkish navy. It seems that, also… […]
Marriage Rules in Minoan Crete Revealed by Ancient DNA Analysis
January 22nd, 2023 Awake Goy A new stuhttps://phys.org/news/2023-01-marriage-minoan-crete-revealed-ancient.htmldy found that marriage partners in Bronze-Age Minoan Crete and Mycenaean Greece were determined by kinship. The researchers were able to genetically reconstruct an ancient family tree for the first time in the Mediterranean region, as prior attempts failed due to the region’s climate causing poor preservation. They found that the sons still… […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: analysis, ancient, crete, marriage, minoan, revealed, rules No Comments »Earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea area off Crete
January 3rd, 2023 Awake Goy An earthquake of a similar magnitude occurred in approximately the same sea area, northeast of Lasithi, also on Monday morning. Specifically, the seismological network recorded today, at 10:12, a weak earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, at a distance of 324 km SE of Athens, as announced by the Geodynamic Institute of the National… […]
December 1st, 1913 – The Union of Crete with Greece
December 1st, 2022 Awake Goy Like many Greek regions which revolted during the Greek War of Independence of 1821, Crete remained under Ottoman Control. Several major Cretan rebellions followed: 1841, 1858, 1866-69, 1878, 1895-98, and all were brutally put down. The continual fight for freedom by the Cretans maintained pressure on the Ottomans. In 1878, the Cretans secured some concessions,… […]
Crete hit by magnitude 6 earthquake
November 21st, 2022 Awake Goy An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck Crete, Greece, early on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.71 miles), EMSC said. Deadliest earthquakes that occurred in recent years within 300km of Siteía, Greece. 26/06/1926 a M8.0 led to 110 casualties, 23/04/1933 a M6.6 led to 74… […]
CRETE: 10-day-old baby seal transferred to Athens for treatment (PHOTOS)
November 20th, 2022 Awake Goy An orphaned baby seal just 10 days old was found in early November on a beach in Crete and traveled to Athens to be cared for by the Society for the Study and Protection of the Mediterranean Seal (MOM) until it is old enough to be released into its natural environment. The Port Authorities, who… […]
An Abundance of Artifacts Unearthed at Falasarna Acropolis in Crete
November 19th, 2022 Awake Goy Excavations at the acropolis in Falasarna (also Phalasarna) in the far west of Crete continue to produce rich archaeological bounty. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Europe Read Later Source
Posted in Jewish News Tags: abundance, acropolis, artifacts, crete, falasarna, unearthed No Comments »Timeworn Roman Theater Uncovered at Remote Site of Lissos in Crete
November 11th, 2022 Awake Goy Even today, the Cretan town of Lissos can only be reached by sea or a seemingly endless hike across the stunning landscape and mountains that surround it. Read more Section: News History & Archaeology Ancient Places Europe Read Later Source
Posted in Jewish News Tags: crete, lissos, remote, roman, theater, timeworn, uncovered No Comments »German tourist missing in Crete
September 5th, 2022 Awake Goy A search and rescue operation has been launched on Sunday on the island of Crete to locate a missing 53-year-old German tourist. The missing person had set out on Friday morning on a hike. The 53-year-old man communicated with family members in German to let them know that he was lost and would attempt to […]
German tourist missing in Crete
September 5th, 2022 Awake Goy A search and rescue operation has been launched on Sunday on the island of Crete to locate a missing 53-year-old German tourist. The missing person had set out on Friday morning on a hike. The 53-year-old man communicated with family members in German to let them know that he was lost and would attempt to […]
Wild fight between Dutch tourists in Crete – One injured in hospital
September 4th, 2022 Awake Goy They went to Crete to enjoy carefree days and relax but one Dutch tourist ended up one in the hospital and the other in police custody. The reason for two Dutchmen, who, according to Creta Post, started a wild fight yesterday early in the morning in Hersonissos, is still unknown. The 21-year-old Dutchman was furiously […]
US State Department: Crete’s S-300 defence system do not fall under sanctions regime
September 3rd, 2022 Awake Goy There is no risk of sanctions for the S-300 anti-missile system located in Crete, the State Department clarified. Responding to a related question from the Hellas Journal website, a representative of the US Department of State explained that the presence of the system in Greece does not fall under the sanctions provided for by the […]
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region
September 3rd, 2022 Awake Goy Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Crete, Greece region No Newer Articles Source
Tourist in Crete almost choked on melon in a tavern – See how he was saved
June 29th, 2022 Awake Goy Moments of unrest unfolded in a tavern in Crete as a tourist almost choked from a piece of melon. The unfortunate man gets up from his seat and fights to breathe. Initially the owner of the tavern runs, but cannot help him. The solution came from a young man, who in fact, recently, had saved… […]
Talos of Crete: A 2,000-Year-Old Tale of the First Robot God
May 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy Believe it or not, but ideas of artificial intelligence and automata were alive and well over 2,000 years ago within Greek mythology. The myth of Talos (‘Τάλως’)—the first robot-like creature in mythology Read more Section: News Myths & Legends Unexplained Phenomena Read Later
Tracing The Footprints Of The Philistines To Minoan Knossos On Crete
November 1st, 2021 Awake Goy The year 1185 BC heralded a diaspora of the so-called Sea Peoples to the south-western coast of the Levantine. From the west they came in ships via the Mediterranean Sea and from the north they crossed the land over what is now Syria. They were not only warriors, but they trekked with their whole communities including […]
Crete earthquake: At least one dead after Greek island is rocked by multiple tremors
September 27th, 2021 Awake Goy At least one person was killed in Crete on Monday when a series of earthquakes rocked the Greek island, the government has confirmed. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck at about 08:15 CEST some 20 kilometres south of the port city of Heraklion, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The island was then rocked by […]
The Minoan Civilization of Crete: A Great Aegean Culture
July 17th, 2021 Awake Goy The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was based on the island of Crete, in the Aegean Sea. This civilization flourished from around 3000 BC to around 1100 BC. The Minoan civilization is considered to be the first high culture in the Aegean, and various achievements were reached by its people. This is […]
