Last month, an Israeli cruise ship was turned away from the port of the Greek island of Syros by a mass of protesters. While anti-Israel sentiment remains high in the country, its relations with the Jewish state remain good. The ship, it’s worth noting, was rerouted to Cyprus—which is not only a frequent travel destination for Israelis, but also a nation that has been part of an emerging three-way alliance with Greece and Israel. Spyros Katsoulas explains how this alliance came to Jerusalem’s aid during the twelve-day war with Iran: