Markos Bekris
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“That is where our power lies.”
Markos Bekris · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Bekris described the power dockworkers hold over the movement of weapons to their destinations.
“Our hands get covered in grease and sweat every day. We refuse to let them be stained with the blood of other people.”
Markos Bekris · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-30
Bekris spoke to Al Jazeera on the eve of the global strike, invoking dockworkers' refusal to handle weapons destined to harm others.
“We carry forward the tradition of workers who refuse to load weapons against other people,”
Markos Bekris · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-30
Bekris spoke to Al Jazeera on the eve of the global strike while facing prosecution for blocking a weapons shipment to Israel in October 2024.
“Weapons need transport, infrastructure, and workers’ hands to reach their destination,”
Markos Bekris · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-30
Bekris explained to Al Jazeera how dockworkers' involvement in weapons transport gives them leverage to disrupt shipments to Israel.