ATHENS: Israel on Tuesday returned to Greece 22 “illegally removed” ancient vases, drinking vessels and a statue in what Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni called a gesture of “particular significance.” The handover in an Athens museum was staged as Greece steps up a campaign to secure the return of sculptures taken from the Acropolis. The artefacts mainly date to the fifth and sixth centuries BC and were seized by Israel Antiquities Authority investigators. They were handed over by Israel’s am
