Why does Greece still not recognize the Palestinian state?

Diplomatic sources give four points to explain why our country decided, in this period of time, not to recognize the Palestinian state yet. In short, Greece is not aligned with some European countries that have already recognized it or with other countries that are preparing to recognize it.

Specifically, the four points, according to diplomatic sources, are:

1. Greece remains committed to implementing Security Council resolutions regarding the two-state solution, with the capital of the Palestinian state being in East Jerusalem and the pre-1967 borders.

2. Greece voted, in principle, in favor of the resolutions issued by the UN General Assembly on Palestine, in particular strengthening its participation in the General Assembly.

3. What matters today is the immediate cessation of hostilities, the release of hostages, and the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.

4. Recognition of the Palestinian state is part of the ongoing peace process within the framework of a comprehensive political solution in the Middle East.

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What were Greek commandos doing in Amman?

I learned that in the past few days men from our special forces participated in a large-scale exercise in Jordan. This is the multinational exercise “EAGER LION – 24”, which lasts for two years and involves personnel from many countries. The number of participating countries this year reached 33, such as Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Poland, Canada, the United States of America, Kenya, Japan, Iraq, France, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Cyprus, Egypt, and others.

I learned to perform difficult and demanding missions such as live ammunition shooting, parachuting, combat in populated areas, marine environment and many more. It is now clear that our Greek commandos are valued by our allies.

From his office on the ground floor of Parliament, Stefanos Kasellakis watched part of the discussion between the political leaders (he attended the speeches of Mitsotakis and Vamelos), who eventually came to Parliament but preferred not to enter the plenary hall. After all, in the seats of state officials he will find the former Speaker of Parliament, Nikos Voutsis, who has left Syriza and supports the New Left, and this will not be the best for the image of Stefanos, who, however, made sure to stop by the parliamentary editors’ room “for a good morning.” .

But here’s what happened: As he walked in, he saw the front page of a traditional conservative newspaper saying he had apologized to Israel. “What is this f@@@@@? “I never apologized,” commented the Syriza party leader, who informed reporters of his trip to Palestine on Sunday and took some selfies. But someone has to tell him – and the man doesn’t have to know – that When he visits the press room, his security personnel can have a more discreet presence, that is, staying at a distance if not outside the press room.

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Prime Zoe and…Hearts

Despite his absence as an observer from the plenary hall, Mr. Kasellakis was several times at the center of sharp comments made by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

I counted three shots in a row: 1) “He wants to revive the political alliance with Konstantopoulou and Varoufakis. Let’s remind him who was responsible for the economic disaster…” he said with Zoe Konstantopoulou reacting from her seat and the Prime Minister telling her: “You will force me to answer you with a heart.” Also…”, 2) “I heard it said fresh air, but I’m afraid he’s blowing stale air,” 3) “Tell him the next time he offers places to compare the same products he may be a successful businessman, but he’s not fit to be a merchant oil”.

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Fight over the piece…

The slide had an honorable place in the discussions of political leaders. Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused Syriza of telling “relentless lies about price comparisons, because I heard your leader saying how much a slice of feta costs. And he says that feta is more expensive in Greece. Well, a slice of feta in Greece – according to the latest data – costs 6.28 Euros. In the United Kingdom 8.98 euros, in Spain 8.68 euros, in Portugal 10.63 euros.

Syriza responded by commenting: “We sought to find the specific feta cheese that is being sold, we have to admit, at this very good price, and unfortunately we have not succeeded,” indicating that the Prime Minister apparently meant “that the solution is to obtain feta cheese.” “The cheapest is the least feta, because we already found half a kilo at this excellent price.”

Later, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis accused Syriza “of not bothering to read the document that the Prime Minister submitted to Parliament.” “If they had done so, they would have realized that he compared prices between the same quantities in Greece and in other European countries,” meaning half a kilo.

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Armed judicial police and uniforms

At the moment (in the middle of the pre-election period) they are being trained More than 500 members of the judicial police To carry out duties. The decision to establish this body was taken in 1836 by decree of Otto, but it was never implemented. Judicial police officers will carry weapons, because one of their duties is to maintain order in the courts and transport prisoners, i.e. what the police do today (whose officers also carry weapons).

In addition, the judicial police will respond to calls. Today, about 700 police officers (which is not actually their job) are involved in service calls. In addition, they will be able to carry out pre-investigation tasks. Their “leader” (or boss) will be a retired Supreme Court judge. Another group with a gun.

At the same time, Minister of Justice George Floridis revealed (in his radio interview) that after the European elections, the new procedure of the Council of State, i.e. the method of Supreme Court judges, will come to Parliament, with the aim of accelerating the delivery of justice. As he pointed out, major changes have been made to the criminal laws, “but there is also a need for a courageous amendment in the disciplinary code. Things in the judiciary are changing and improving,” the minister said.

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KNE convinced Kotsumba about TikTok

“The Train” Goes to Kuchumba’s TikTok video. I learned, in fact, that it came after a suggestion from the executives of the Communist Youth of Greece, who had the idea that this year’s Secretary’s statement on the student elections should be somewhat different.

However, since so much has been written, let’s clarify a few things. Initially, it was not that Koutsoubas “gave in” to TikTok and created an account, as the video was uploaded to the party’s account before the election. The Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece still has no personal accounts on social media.

However, some comparisons with the lifestyle policy adopted by other political leaders were also incorrect. Dimitris Koutsoubas, in his TikTok video in just one minute, had time to talk about Panspudastika’s victory in the student elections, to comment on the questioning of the result by DAP and “Maximo”, as well as Mitsotakis’ letter to Ursula von der To be precise, Lin called on students To vote for the Communist Party of Greece in the European elections.

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After the elections at the Technical Chamber conference with Yannis Stournaras

The DKM (New Democracy) faction, led by incumbent President George Stasinos, “swept” the TEE elections, as expected, because, as the knowers say, he “played” uncontested, “thanks,” the knowers say. The faction says: “In the multifaceted work he has developed but also in the renaissance of the construction sector after the disastrous period of memoirs.”

All the well-known executives of the blue DKM – including the government’s general secretaries – did everything in their power to obtain an impressive 41%, as well as the head of TMEDE, Konstantinos Makdous, who was elected second in the crosses. As I learned, although he is “running” in the elections, at the same time he is organizing a major international conference on June 13-14 with the central spokesman, the Governor of the Central Bank, Giannis Stornara. The theme of the conference is the climate crisis and its effects on cities and countries, and important names in the Greek and international business sector will speak.