Greek PM: We'll Support You, Hope Humanitarian Price is Not Too Heavy

As part of a round of diplomatic meetings, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met today (Monday) with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

At the beginning of their meeting, Netanyahu told his Greek colleague: “Prime Minister, my good friend Kyriakos, it’s very good to see you here. I always say that the only thing better than standing with Israel, is standing inside Israel. You’re doing that. I appreciate your solidarity and that of your government and the Greek people in this dark hour. This is a struggle against civilization. This is civilization against barbarism. We are on the side of civilization, and we must all unite against Hamas, which is effectively ISIS.”

Mitsotakis: We Hope Our Support Will Be Without Too Heavy a Humanitarian Price

In response to Netanyahu, the Greek Prime Minister stressed the importance of Israel’s right to self-defense: “Thank you very much, Mister Prime Minister, Dear Bibi. I come here not only as an ally, but as a true friend. What happened is truly terrible.”

Mitsotakis distinguished between Hamas and the Palestinian People from the beginning. “Greece defended and supported Israel’s right to self-defense in accordance with international law, and we are making a very clear distinction between Hamas and the Palestinian People. We will continue to be able to support you and hope that whatever happens, will be without too great a humanitarian price, but you can count on our support and our help.”