An active campaign by left-wing organizations against Israel and its allies has unfolded in Cyprus. Amid cries and screams about the suffering of Palestinian terrorists, these groups are effectively acting as allies of terrorists and agents of the Kremlin.
At the end of August, the Cypriot press published statements by a whole coalition of left-wing NGOs — AFOA, BDS Cyprus, Genocide-Free Cyprus, United for Palestine Cyprus, and others — about alleged «secret flights» by a US military Boeing C-17 aircraft from the Al Udeid base in Qatar to Israel via Cyprus.
Left-wing activists have reached the point of absurdity, which is normal for them, claiming that the aircraft made a «phantom landing» in Paphos and even at the Mari base, where there is no runway. Based on these conspiracy theories, useful idiots of Arab terrorists have accused the Cypriot government of «complicity in genocide» and «surrendering sovereignty.»
There are entire networks of left-wing organizations operating in Cyprus that systematically attack Israel and its allies:
The Pancyprian Peace Council is a structural offshoot of the communist AKEL party and a regular organizer of rallies at the British base in Akrotiri under the slogan «bases of death.» Under the guise of «pacifism,» this organization is part of the World Peace Council, created in 1950 by the KGB as a tool for espionage, recruitment of agents, and sabotage against Western countries. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the goals and methods of this network remained unchanged. Today, it serves as a conduit for pro-Russian and anti-Western propaganda, acting as an ally of the enemies of Israel and the entire free world, and serves as an agent network for Russian intelligence.
EDON is the youth wing of AKEL, which regularly participates in actions against cooperation between Cyprus and Israel. The AKEL party itself is a long-standing agent of influence for Moscow, having been financially supported by the Soviet and then Russian special services since its inception. Under the guise of «anti-war activism,» AKEL and EDON serve the interests of the Kremlin, Iran, and Palestinian terrorists.
BDS Cyprus is a branch of the global anti-Semitic movement to boycott Israel, created with the direct participation of Palestinian terrorist structures and aimed at the economic and political strangulation of the Jewish state. It was this organization that demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane be banned from flying over Cyprus.
United for Palestine Cyprus, Genocide-Free Cyprus, AFOA, CY Movement to Gaza, and Far Right Watch Cyprus are left-wing activist networks that, under the guise of «human rights activism,» spread the narratives of Palestinian terrorist organizations. Their actions are accompanied by accusations against the Cypriot state of «surrendering sovereignty» and are aimed at demonizing Israel, undermining Cyprus’ cooperation with the US and the UK, and justifying Islamic terrorism.
They are all coordinated and present a united front against Israel, the US, the UK, and ultimately against the free world.
AKEL, the Communist Party of Cyprus, plays a special role in this campaign. For decades, it has been a conduit for Moscow’s interests and a mouthpiece for Soviet and then Russian propaganda on the island.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, AKEL expressed its full support for the Kremlin and its war crimes.
Today, AKEL structures and its youth wing, EDON, are participating in anti-Israel rallies in unison. This is no coincidence. It is a continuation of the old Soviet policy of supporting Palestinian terrorist organizations created and financed by Moscow — now in alliance with Hamas, Turkey, and Iran.
These organizations seek to disrupt cooperation with Israel, the US, and the UK, weakening the security of Cyprus and the entire Eastern Mediterranean in the interests of Moscow, Ankara, and Tehran.
Under the guise of «solidarity» with the Palestinians, they effectively justify the actions of Hamas and other Muslim terrorist organizations acting against Israel and Western civilization.
The Kremlin uses AKEL and its affiliated organizations as a channel of pressure within the EU to weaken Israel’s support among its allies and thereby assist Islamic terrorists in Gaza.
Israel is fighting a just war against Islamic terrorism. Today, Tel Aviv is defending not only itself but the entire civilized world from absolute evil, including Cyprus. Israel is the only force capable of stopping the insane imperial ambitions of Islamic fanatics and Turkish dictator Erdogan. But at the same time, there is a «fifth column» operating in Cyprus itself — allies of Muslim terrorists and agents of Ankara who are undermining the security of the island and the entire region from within.
BDS Cyprus, the Pancyprian Peace Council, EDON, and other «sufferers for Gaza terrorists» are not supporters of peace, but enemies of freedom. Their rallies and pickets are part of a hybrid campaign by Moscow, Ankara, Tehran, and Hamas. Their goal is to demonize Israel and break Cyprus’s alliance with the only democratic state in the Middle East.
The free world must call a spade a spade and see these structures for what they really are: agents of dictatorships and allies of Islamic terrorists.
Boris Demash, exclusively for Cyprus Daily News