Israel’s Port Ambitions Just Ran Into a MASSIVE Greek Revolt!

Right, so on 31 October, people gathered outside the town hall in Lavrio and marched against the sale of their port. Among the companies bidding for control of said port you see was a certain Israel Shipyards Industries you see, a military shipbuilder seeking 51% of the port authority. What the protesters were demanding was that their government stop it, because for the people living around this waterfront, the proposed sale reaches beyond who collects the revenue. It concerns who will make decisions about a working part of their town, and what they might choose to use it for and as you might imagine, being at the beckon call of the genocidal apartheid state isn’t exactly their flavour of the month, even if their government thinks differently. Israel Shipyards presents its interest as overseas expansion and income diversification. What a lovely phrase. How long before those flowery words get replaced by much simpler terms such as bombs and bullets? If I lived in Lavrio I might have that same sort of thought. The group already operates a private port in Haifa and acquiring another one would extend a business combining military shipbuilding with cargo handling and logistics. A promising addition to the Israeli portfolio, then. Except the people beside the asset have, well, turned up with their objections. Terribly inconvenient when the investment opportunity comes with inhabitants who don’t like the cut of your jib. And their concern has a very specific local foundation. Lavrio has ammunition production very close nearby. The ammunition company itself identifies proximity to the port as an advantage for its business needs, and so that bombs and bullets quip gains a harder edge.