Kostis Konstantinou, at The Blogs

Aug 23, 2026, 6:13 AM

Israel, Turkey and Cyprus’s Only Strategic Choice

The revived speculation that Israel and Turkey could go to war in Cyprus—and that the IDF might subsequently “liberate” the occupied north—is not merely baseless and absurd. It is dangerous. No defense treaty obliges Israel to fight on Cyprus’s behalf. Turkey...

Jul 28, 2026, 9:38 AM

Eisenkot, Cyprus and the outrage that wasn’t

How much “outrage” has there really been in Cyprus over Gadi Eisenkot’s billboards targeting Israeli tourists? For those unfamiliar with the story, Eisenkot’s campaign rented billboards featuring his photograph alongside an Israeli flag. One reads: “Israelis, enjoy! You deserve it.” The...

Jul 24, 2026, 11:54 PM

Zohran Mamdani: The Clown’s Sinister Darkness

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City on promises that anyone familiar with government recognized as crude populism in attractive packaging, designed to seduce residents of a city where living costs had spiraled, and corruption under previous...

Jun 14, 2026, 6:27 PM

They Celebrated on Oct. 7. What Did We Expect?

Sitting in my flat in Nicosia, Cyprus, on the evening of Oct. 7, 2023, I watched, like so many others, in disbelief as the outside world was flooded with images of Hamas’s atrocities in Israel. At some point, a friend...

May 26, 2026, 5:38 PM

Cyprus’s Election: A Reason for Israeli Concern?

An elderly Cypriot casting his vote. Photo: Stavros Ioannides (Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus)

In June 2025, AKEL, Cyprus’s communist party — one of the few to survive the fall of the Iron Curtain without fading into irrelevance — held its congress. Unlike previous gatherings, it drew attention beyond the party’s base because of...

May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM

The Palace Politics of a Failed Authority

Palestinians have gone through another electoral exercise that was not, in any democratic sense, an election. They have not chosen a president since 2005, nor held parliamentary elections since 2006, when the terrorist organization Hamas won at the polls and,...

Mar 24, 2026, 6:07 AM

The Bitter Fate of a West That Never Learns

Last November, I had a truly extraordinary experience. Ι was invited to London, spoke at JW3 — the city’s main Jewish cultural and community centre — met members of the community, and had the honour of being the guest...

Feb 15, 2026, 1:27 AM

How Dare Israelis Dance?

An illustrated version of the original photograph that faithfully preserves the scene while protecting the privacy of the people depicted

Last Friday afternoon, I posted a story on Facebook: a video I shot from my window in Tel Aviv’s HaCarmel neighborhood. People were dancing salsa on an unusually warm evening as the sun set, just before Shabbat — even...

Jan 4, 2026, 4:51 AM

Israel and Cyprus act in line with Western Interests. Turkey?

A few months ago, when Greece and Cyprus blocked Turkey’s access to SAFE — the European Union’s €150-billion financial instrument for joint defence procurement — Ankara reacted with fury. That reaction, although it failed to find public political resonance, has...

Jan 1, 2026, 5:25 AM

Iran’s Regime Faces Its 1978 Nemesis

Iran boasts of its ability to retaliate against the United States. The reality is different. The danger facing the mullahs’ regime is growing fast—and it is coming from within. For a third straight day, protests have erupted from Iran’s traditional...

About Me

Kostis Konstantinou is a Tel Aviv–based journalist. He serves as a correspondent for Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT, and as the Middle East correspondent for the Cyprus News Agency. He also writes for leading daily newspapers in Greece and Cyprus, Ta Nea and Phileleftheros, and TPS-IL, Israel's Press Service.

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