{"id":2356322,"date":"2024-10-17T17:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T21:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktoker-rips-down-greek-flags-after-mistaking-them-for-israels-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-17T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T21:11:43","slug":"tiktoker-rips-down-greek-flags-after-mistaking-them-for-israels-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktoker-rips-down-greek-flags-after-mistaking-them-for-israels-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"TikToker rips down Greek flags after mistaking them for Israel&#8217;s &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftiktoker-rips-down-greek-flags-after-mistaking-them-for-israels-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2356322&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An anti-Zionist TikTok user known as &#8220;Ambamelia&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">recently made headlines<\/a> for mistakenly tearing down Greek \u2063flags at a New\u2064 Jersey restaurant, believing they were Israeli flags. \u2063The incident occurred at Efi\u2019s\u2063 Gyro on March 11 but gained attention after \u2064she\u2064 posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brett-cooper-slams-leftist-streamer-hasan-piker-after-hes-triggered-by-the-comments-section\/\" title=\"Brett Cooper Slams Leftist Streamer Hasan Piker After He\u2019s \u2018Triggered\u2019 By \u2018The Comments Section\u2019\">video documenting<\/a> the act on TikTok. In the video, which\u2062 she\u200d captioned expressing surprise at her mix-up, Ambamelia can be seen\u200d removing the flags while expressing her views against Israel and Zionism, loudly voicing her beliefs in front of perplexed \u200dstaff members. When confronted, she admitted to mistaking the \u200cGreek flags for Israeli ones, apologizing with a &#8220;my bad.&#8221; Following\u2064 the video\u2019s posting, the\u2064 restaurant owner, \u2062Efi Mihalis, spoke out about the event, \u2064which has since spurred discussion and reactions on social media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Anti-Zionist TikToker apologizes for ripping down Greek flags after mistaking them for Israeli flags<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1838175\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>An anti-Zionist TikToker apologized for ripping down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greece\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Greek\">Greek<\/a> flags at a restaurant, having mistaken them for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Israeli\">Israeli<\/a> flags.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The TikTok user &ldquo;Ambamelia&rdquo; posted a video of her tearing down strings of small Greek flags at&nbsp;Efi&rsquo;s Gyro in New Jersey while denouncing Israel and Zionism. According to Efi Mihalis, the owner of the restaurant, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/16\/us-news\/dimwitted-tiktokker-tore-down-greek-flags-at-nj-restaurant-thinking-they-were-israeli-oh-s-t-my-bad\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"speaking with\">speaking with<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>, the incident occurred on March 11 but was first posted on TikTok in recent days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Greek flag flies in front of a burned warehouse in Nea Penteli suburb of Athens, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, following a major wildfire that has burned into the northern suburbs of the Greek capital. AP Photo\/Michael Varaklas)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ambamelia posted the video with the caption: &ldquo;The time I mistakenly thought the flag for Greek was for Israel and took the restaurant&rsquo;s flag down OMG.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In it, she can be seen suddenly ripping down lines of Greek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trinity-college-pulls-down-patriotic-flags-keeps-blm-and-trans-flags\/\" title=\"Trinity College Pulls Down Patriotic Flags, Keeps BLM and Trans Flags\">flags hanging<\/a> on the restaurant, as confused staffers stand by.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ain&rsquo;t no way she tore down Greek flags at a restaurant because she thought it was the Isreal flag &#128557;&#128557; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/azyJqMf8UW\">pic.twitter.com\/azyJqMf8UW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; juju &#128176; (@ayeejuju) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ayeejuju\/status\/1846563404800266556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Free Palestine, b****!&rdquo; she yelled. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What you looking at?&rdquo; she asked a puzzled staffer. &ldquo;You know damn well there&rsquo;s a genocide, you know there&rsquo;s a genocide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m taking this b**** down,&rdquo; Ambamelia added.<\/p>\n<p>The video cut to her taking down strings of flags hanging outside the restaurant, confident in a lack of repercussions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What&rsquo;re they gonna do? They can&rsquo;t do nothin,&rdquo; Ambamelia said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s genocide. I don&rsquo;t stand for Zionism in Montclair!&rdquo; she said when confronted by a staffer outside.<\/p>\n<p>Ambamelia told a staffer who came outside to speak with her that being Jewish was ok but that she didn&rsquo;t support &ldquo;genocide.&rdquo; After a moment of confusion, the man said that the flags were actually Greek.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh I thought it was Israel,&rdquo; Ambamelia responded. &ldquo;My bad.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She then spoke with staff at length, seemingly doubtful.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you sure? Let me look this up,&rdquo; she concluded, with the video ending.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reasonable-to-conclude-visa-knowingly-helped-monetize-child-porn-says-judge-in-pornhub-case\/\" title=\"Reasonable To Conclude Visa Knowingly Helped Monetize Child Porn, Says Judge In Pornhub Case\">video garnered millions<\/a> of views across TikTok and X, with commentators baffled as to why she had posted the encounter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wait until she visits Honduras!&rdquo; one user said, given its flag is even more similar to Israel&rsquo;s.<\/p>\n<p>Others called for her to be arrested for vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek and Israeli flags are both blue and white, but the similarities end there. The Greek flag features a cross while the Israeli flag features a Jewish Star of David. The Israeli flag contains only three wide stripes, while the Greek flag features nine stripes in the style of the U.S. flag.<\/p>\n<p>The encounter was extraordinary enough that some accused the restaurant of staging the encounter, something Mihalis was quick to shoot down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was not a skit as some people believe,&rdquo; she told the outlet. &ldquo;This was not planned nor was it calculated in any way,&rdquo; adding that everyone had been &ldquo;taken aback&rdquo; when it happened.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The young woman destroyed my property,&rdquo; Mihalis said.<\/p>\n<p>Greece and Israel have grown fairly close in recent years, with the former looking to play a balancing role in the current conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1838175\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1838175\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-Zionist TikToker apologizes for mistaking Greek flags for Israeli ones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2356323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greek-flag.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,7742,28637,4671,6248],"class_list":["post-2356322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-flags","tag-greece","tag-israel","tag-tiktok"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Greek-flag.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356322\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}