Kyriakos Mitsotakis

A left-wing opposition party in Greece sharply criticized the government on Tuesday over the sale of the country’s main defense vehicle manufacturer to Israel’s SK Group, describing the move as a betrayal of national security and a dangerous alignment with Israel’s policies.

The New Left party issued a blistering statement after the Israeli holding company announced it had completed a full takeover of ELVO (Hellenic Vehicle Industry), based in Thessaloniki. The party accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government of “complicity” in what it called the genocide of Palestinians, saying the sale ties Greece “to Israel’s chariot” at a time of …