Joint Press Release of CP of Greece and CP of Israel
The Communist Parties of Greece and Israel protest the joint manoeuvres of Greek and Israeli air forces that took place under code-named "Glorious Spartan 08" on May 28 and June 12 around the Greek island of Crete, using NATO and US facilities around the base of Suda Bay. During mass-scale training exercises, that were kept secret, 130 flights were realized by Greek and another 130 by Israeli fighter jets.
These joint manoeuvres took place in a period that the voices of US and Israeli officials arguing for a pre-emptive strike on Iran grow stronger. The whole concept and planning of the exercise give proof that its aim was to prepare a potential strike against Iran.
The Communist Parties of Greece and Israel denounce the direct engagement of our countries in the very dangerous escalation against Iran. These imperialist designs constitute a direct threat for peace and stability in the region; hold new serious dangers for the peoples in the region. They aim at the promotion of the “New Middle East” project, at the further expansion of NATO all over the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Central Asia.
We call upon
- the working class, the peace-loving people of our countries to mobilize, to prevent a possible adventurism against Iran with the participation of our countries.
- the peace and peoples’ movements, the progressive anti-imperialist forces of the region to condemn the imperialist plans and to empower the international solidarity among the peoples.
Communist Party of Greece – Communist Party of Israel
e-mail:cpg@int.kke.gr