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Nothingman claimed that Christidis participated, without the presence of cameras, in a closed meeting with representatives of an Israeli political lobbying organization, while in front of the cameras he characterized the Israelis as responsible for genocide. He added that this stance summarized the new era of PASOK. #ΠΑΣΟΚ #πολιτική #Ισραήλ (translated)

Victor Serge wrote that, without reporters.gr, the public would not have been informed about the Israeli lobby, which he claimed was comprised of New Democracy, PASOK, and the far right. He presented the work of the medium as an example of investigative journalism and accused other journalists of moving around the Maximou Mansion while having business interests, being employers, having connections, and appearing on television. #δημοσιογραφία #έρευνα #ισραηλινόλωβι (translated)

Alexis Tsipras stated that he respected the parties of the progressive opposition, including PASOK, the KKE, and SYRIZA. He mentioned that he had resigned as a member of parliament more than a year ago and that he had not utilized parliamentary privileges, state compensations, or party assets for his political plans. Tsipras said he believed in the programmatic agreement and joint action of progressive forces, although the parties would remain competitive. He added that, as an elected prime minister twice with percentages of 35-36%, he had taken the risk of simple proportional representation, which, he said, had costs, but he did not regret it. Referring to the leadership of PASOK, he estimated that its choice to regard ELAS and him as main opponents concealed a fear of forming a progressive alternative government centered around the Greek Left Coalition. He further claimed that some in the opposition preferred Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the right over such a government, and for that reason, they opted, according to him, for a strategy of tension and constant attacks. #ΠροοδευτικήΑντιπολίτευση #Πολιτική #Ελλάδα (translated)

I will not do the favor to Mr. Mitsotakis, instead of dealing with him, to deal with the continuous attacks of Mr. Androulakis. Tsipras reminded that Androulakis, when asked at the Thessaloniki International Fair with whom he would govern if PASOK did not come first, replied that it would be up to the Greek people to decide. #Τσίπρας #ΠαΣοΚ #ΝέαΔημοκρατία (translated)

Adonis Georgiadis said that the day before yesterday he attended a meeting of Greek and Israeli politicians at the Athens Club, organized by a group of supporters of Greece-Israel relations. He mentioned that the goal was to strengthen bilateral relations and create stronger parliamentary support groups. He reiterated that he considered the strategic relationship with Israel a major national interest. Georgiadis claimed that Reporters United was video-recording those who were entering and leaving the Athens Club and published a post the next day criticizing the meeting. He said he did not respond immediately because he was touring Epirus and inaugurating, as he mentioned, Health Centers and emergency departments of hospitals. He added that elected officials were accountable to their voters and not to social media accounts. He then referred to the response of PASOK MP Pavlos Christidis to Reporters United, which he characterized as ridiculous and excessively apologetic. He criticized Christidis, saying he had backed down under pressure, and urged him to withdraw his response. Georgiadis stated that he supported the strategic relationship between Greece and Israel and the creation of support parliamentary groups, adding that his positions would be judged in the next elections by the Greek people. #Ελλάδα #Ισραήλ #πολιτική (translated)

Nikolas Moraïtis wrote that Kammenos led a small right-wing party that filled the seats for Tsipras to form a government, while PASOK, according to him, provided the seats needed by Antonis Samaras and the far-right LAOS to govern. He argued that PASOK did not co-govern equally, but supported the Right. Moraïtis also likened PASOK to "National Hopes," from which, as he wrote, Kyriakos Mitsotakis drew personnel to make them ministers, using a derogatory term for his government. He urged readers to decide whether to vote for the party and argued that Andreas would not vote for it, while Simitis would vote for it. #πολιτική #Ελλάδα #διάλογος (translated)

"I will not do Mr. Mitsotakis the favor of dealing with him, instead of engaging with the continuous attacks of Mr. Androulakis," claimed Alexis Tsipras, adding that "we were born to be the opponent and the alternative pole against the ND in our political system. We have filled this gap. We have not cooperated with ND in government." #ΕΛΑΣ #ΠαΣοΚ #Τσίπρας (translated)

Reporters United reported that on October 16, it received a statement from PASOK member of parliament Pavlos Christidis regarding its report on the activities of the Israel Allies Foundation in Athens and the organization's event at the Athens Club on October 12. Christidis stated that he had attended the event for a short period, following an invitation that, as he mentioned, was made due to his parliamentary status and his participation in Parliamentary Friendship Groups. He stated that he had not spoken with the Israeli ambassador to Greece or with an Israeli minister, that he did not participate in the meeting on October 13, and that he had not taken part in the formation of a group of Greek MPs nor was he a member of it. Regarding PASOK's stance and his own regarding the violations of international law and legitimacy in Gaza, Christidis said it was clear and consistent and that he had expressed it repeatedly in recent years both inside and outside Parliament. He requested that his clarifications be accurately reflected in the report. #ΠΑΣΟΚ #πολιτική #Ελλάδα (translated)

Reporters United reported that on 12.10.26, top ministers of the New Democracy party, former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, and other MPs met at the Athens Club with the head of the Israel Allies Foundation, in the presence of the Israeli ambassador to Greece, Pninat Yanay. According to the outlet, the purpose was to create a parliamentary group of the organization with members of the Greek Parliament, while the composition of such groups was mostly secret. Reporters United said that it went to the venue to cover the meeting and that, when its presence was noticed, a man closed the curtains at the entrance and recorded the movements of the journalists with a mobile phone. Nevertheless, it reported that it identified Adonis Georgiadis, Thanos Plevris, Niki Kerameus, Kostas Karagounis, and Stavros Kalafatis, as well as MPs Kostas Tsiaras, Andreas Nikolakopoulos, Dimitris Markopoulos, and Diamantis Golidakis. According to the publication, among those present were also the mayor of Vari - Voula - Voulagmeni Grigoris Konstantellos, PASOK MP Pavlos Christidis, and independent MP Giannis Kontis, who had been elected with the Spartans. The outlet also recorded the presence of businessman and major shareholder of PAOK Theocharis Karipidis, former CEO of the Superfund and SKAI Grigoris Dimitriadis, and actress Mimi Denisi. Reporters United claimed that the Israel Allies Foundation had close ties with the Israeli far-right and noted that its founder, Benny Elon, had supported the annexation of Palestinian territories and the "voluntary transfer" of Palestinians outside of Palestine. It added that the Israeli Minister of Technology Gila Gamliel was invited, and that in October 2023, the Israeli Ministry of Information had proposed the expulsion of 2.2 million Palestinians from Gaza, while she was a minister. The outlet reported that it did not receive a response from the Israel Allies Foundation when it asked about the composition of the Greek parliamentary group. It also said that the day after the meeting, the heads of the organization and entrepreneur Irini Karipidi met in Parliament with Kostas Tsiaras, whom it described as the head of the group. According to the publication, Israeli media reported that the Greek Parliament had established a group of MPs for Israel, without a corresponding press release issued by the Parliament. #ΝΔ #Ισραήλ #γενοκτονία (translated)