Upitan tokom jednog intervjua na nacionalnoj televiziji o oštrim kritikama po pitanju ranijih izjava smatranih antisemitskima, Karatzaferis je uzvratio rekavši da je on "izvjestilac" sve užih veza Grčke s Izraelom.
Queried during a nationally televised interview over sharp criticism regarding past remarks perceived as anti-Semitic, Karatzaferis countered by saying he has been the "rapporteur" of Greece's ever-closer ties with Israel.