The resolution on Gaza submitted to the City Council was approved by a majority. The vote was abstaining by Kostas Bakoyannis’s “Athens High” faction, noting, among other things, that there is no mention of the resolution in the resolution of the Israeli hostages that Hamas holds.
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas called for the resolution to remove the request for the termination of the Greek government’s military cooperation with the state of Israel. In response to the reservations expressed by Kostas Bakoyannis, he read an excerpt from an article by Dora Bakoyannis. “I read it because I really liked it,” Mr Doukas said.
“The mass murders of children and unarmed citizens, the deliberate starvation challenge and the uninterrupted pain and humiliation that the Palestinians suffer in the Gaza Strip must stop. It takes a smart and courageous nation to recognize when its actions cause harder than good. What is unfolding in Gaza do not benefit anyone, “Dora Bakoyannis said in her article.
‘I can’t vote against, rolling a lot of blood’
The Athens municipal lineup said abstaining with Kostas Bakoyannis clarifying that “he cannot vote against the resolution on Gaza as he flows a lot of blood in the area”. However, he noted, among other things, that the resolution is made no reference to the Israelis held hostages.
“In essence, whatever resolution you see about this monstrous in Gaza, you will find that it always takes into account that Israel has taken a terrible attack. It has received a terrible terrorist attack, had hundreds of dead, and all the placements around the world can not take into account. Selective as if they are a supermarket, ”said Kostas Bakoyannis.
It is worth noting that in the context of the debate, the “subversive alliance for Athens” called for the posting of the Palestinian flag at the Athens Town Hall symbolically, which was not accepted.