Israel Interested in Buy-owned Greek Island

antartikaraya@blogspot.com.- The Israeli government is interested in buying one of the islands in Greece for training purposes warfare and military bases. However, the plan still not approved, largely because the necessary budget is not small.

Israeli Ynet News media reported this week, the proposal was made by Defense Minister Ehud Barak told his staff. He also ordered the Israeli army to prepare for the possibility of establishing a base and training on an island in Greece.

According to him, the islands could be used as a naval exercise. In addition, the island in Greece could be a military base and harbor warships and submarines Israel.

Responding to the proposal Barak, Minister of Science and Technology Daniel Hershkowitz Israel directly to Greece. In his report, said that the Greek government will consider bids from Israel.

However, the plan fell through when the Israeli army officials had discussions. According to them, Israel is still not need to buy the island abroad. In addition, they consider the purchase was not profitable.

Rejection also came from the Israeli Foreign Ministry considers the purchase of the island is only going to spend the budget. Since then, the Israeli Defense Ministry did not raise this issue again.

Proposed sale of islands in Greece was first put forward by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. He emphasized that the option to sell the island can be done if not to disturb the national security of Greece. (ren)