The Greek government signed an agreement with Israel on the "Achilles Shield" for the supply of air defense systems. The deal includes the "David's Sling" and "Spyder" systems, which are manufactured by "Rafael" and the "Barak MX" system, which is manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). In addition, the Israeli Defense Ministry claims that it will also supply Greece with "Drone Dome" systems, in a separate deal worth 26 million euros. The Communist Party of Greece issued a press statement on the agreement.
Communist Party of Greece condemns Achilles Shield
"The Greece-Israel Agreement on the so-called "Achilles' Shield" constitutes another dangerous decision by the New Democracy government to accelerate war preparations and deepen the involvement of our country and people in imperialist wars and plans, in American-NATO pursuits in the region.
The New Democracy government is trying to hide this reality behind propaganda fireworks about "architectural protection of Greek territory" and the country's defense.
In practice, strategic relations with the murderous state of Israel and joint war preparations add fuel to the imperialist antagonisms in the region, to the contradictions between the bourgeois classes of Turkey and Israel, Greece and Turkey, in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean, with the peoples as victims.
This Agreement, which costs over 3 billion euros, is part of the broader "Agenda 2030" armament program for NATO needs, for which our people are paying dearly with tens of billions of euros, at the expense of their rights and needs.
The stance of the convenient opposition parties, which consistently support the New Democracy government's strategy and the various war agreements and alliances based on the interests of Greek capital, is also to blame.
Not only do our people have no reason to share in the government's celebrations, on the contrary they have every reason to be vigilant and strengthen their struggle against the country's involvement in imperialist wars and plans.