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c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · interesting@sh.itjust.works · 15 Sep 2026

Greece won’t get Israeli source code for €3B Achilles Shield

POLITICO Greece won’t get Israeli source code for €3B Achilles Shield
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Greece agreed to a €3 billion air defense deal with Israel and they won’t get the source code for the command-and-control system. So Greek engineers can’t maintain or upgrade it on their own. they have to rely on Israel.

Greek defense minister Nikos Dendias said in July that becoming a “hostage” to even the friendliest ally is “absolutely impossible.” But that’s exactly what this looks like. Israel’s Missile Defense Organization director Moshe Patel was asked if Greece gets the source code. He said: “No. Because the source code was not included in the license to use the agreement.”

Israel’s defense ministry later said Israeli know-how would go to Greek companies so they can develop a “Greek source code.” But the original answer was no. And the system is still built on Israeli tech.

So Greece is paying €3 billion to a foreign supplier and can’t fully control the thing. That’s not sovereignty. That’s dependency.

And this is a country that’s supposed to be in the EU. Why is it buying weapons from Israel at all? Greece should not be giving money to Israel. I think giving money to Israel right now is wrong. The ICJ is looking at genocide charges. Greece shouldn’t be funding this.

If you’re European, you should ask why your union is okay with this. Why is a member state doing deals like this? Why isn’t anyone stopping it? These money should go to european alternatives.

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c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk · interesting@sh.itjust.works · 12 Sep 2026

Greece picked a no-bid Israeli defense deal over European alternatives

POLITICO How ‘Made in Israel’ is powering European security
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POLITICO wrote that Greece signed a €3 billion defense deal with Israel, called Achilles Shield. It was given directly to Israeli firms, with no competing bids. Even EU procurement rules normally wants open competition. The deal includes sensors, interceptors, surveillance tech, and more.

EU says it wants strategic autonomy. But if Greece skips European alternatives and locks itself into Israeli systems, it is not getting sovereignty. It is just replacing one dependency with another. This time on a non-EU state whose conduct in Gaza is under International Court of Justice scrutiny, and whose defense industry is not accountable to EU rules. bypass EU procurement rules and make European defense industry weaker.

And this is not only Greece. Same pattern show up across Europe: Netherlands €25m direct award to Elbit, Spain: €1.17m direct award to Rafael, Denmark: €6.5m direct award to Elbit Systems Deutschland

If we criticize Hungary for rely on Russia, we should ask why Greece and others are deepening reliance on Israel. European money should build European capabilities, not outsource them to a state accused of war crimes and genocide.

Source: politico.eu/…/how-made-in-israel-is-powering-euro…

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c/europe@feddit.org · interesting@sh.itjust.works · 29 Aug 2026

Zelensky thanks Israel for support while it does the same as Russia to Palestinians

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Zelensky posted warm thanks to Israel’s president for Independence Day wishes. He said Ukraine-Israel ties will grow and prayed for peace. Meanwhile, Israel bombs Gaza and occupies Palestine. Russia does same in Ukraine. Ukraine supports Israel, but Israel is just like Russia. Selective outrage is not okay. If you cry about invasion, dont support another invader.

source: x.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/2092372329594511598

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