Residents of the Exarchia neighborhood in Athens, Greece, are complaining that a surge in property purchases by Israeli investors for short-term rentals has led to soaring rents and eroded the community's character, sparking strong discontent and anti-Israeli sentiment among locals, Al Jazeera reports. To curb an overheated real estate market, the Greek government plans to raise the property transfer tax for non-EU buyers from 3% to 15% starting next July.