What happened on Tuesday in Syros where protesters did not leave Israeli cruise tourists to land on the island It is “unthinkable and offensive to Greece,” Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis stressed.
In his statements he condemned the facts and added: “I think what happened is unthinkable.”
He also said that “some people – what is the importance of what origin is, unless the Israelis have lost human property – have paid the ticket on their ship and have chosen to vacation in Greece. And some people go by force – for whatever purposes they have in mind – and hinder them.
I find this tragic, very offensive to Greece. I want to apologize to people. I want to send a message of great alliance and friendship to Israel. To say that the Israelis in Greece are welcome and that in Greece anti -Semitism cannot exist.
He also pointed out: “Because I hear a lot of criticism of the government, to say that there were two prosecutors present there and they found whether or not there should be intervention.”
The incident in Syros
Departed earlier from the planned and without landing passengers in the port of Syros the cruise ship Crown Iriswhich, in the majority of tourists from the Israel.
The protesters had gathered in the port and did not allow the ship to tie and land the tourists.
In the interim and as long as the protesters prevented tourists from landing, there was direct communication between the Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar, in order to resolve the situation. The Israeli Foreign Ministry intervened after tourists’ protests.
About 300 people gathered on Tuesday morning (22/07) in its port Ermoupolis to Syrosprotesting the presence of the cruise ship.
Citizens participated in the protest, Members of Associations and Local Organizationswho held Palestinian flags and posted banners that read: “Stop Genocide”, expressing their opposition to the events that take place in the Middle East.
Mobilization was completed by course along the coastal avenue, with the direction of Kanari Square.
