US, July 28 -- While tourism officials in Greece had been doing everything they could to welcome visitors from the Jewish State, Greece has become a popular destination for Israeli travelers. The mayor of Rhodes, Alexandros Koliadis, welcomed them with traditional sweets from the island of Rhodes.

Behind the facade of this welcome mat, politics unfortunately took over in spoiling a well-deserved holiday for so many well-meaning visitors from Israel.

Many of these holidaymakers tried to escape the constant threat of living in a war-torn country, but a country they loved and supported against all forces.

One of Israel's closest friends in such challenging times has been the EU member country, Greece. IDF and the Greek military work in c...