In the past , Kammenos has also insinuated that Jewish people were responsible for the September 11 attacks , writing , " and let 's not forget that among the 2,500 Jews working at the Twin Towers not one went to work that day . " Kammenos was elected as a Member of Parliament for the Independent Greeks ( ANEL ) party representing Piraeus B region . In the Second Tsipras Cabinet , on 23 September 2015 , Kammenos was sworn in as Deputy Minister of Infrastructure , Transport and Networks , " on the recommendation of his coalition partner " Panos Kammenos . Syriza MP Vassiliki Katrivanou expressed " disappointment and indignation " at the appointment of Kammenos , and appealed to Alexis Tsipras to remove him from office . Following pressure from within the government , Kammenos was asked to step down , according to party leader Panos Kammenos , " until the truth was established " surrounding his " anti-Semitic and homophobic remarks . " He resigned after just 12 hours in Cabinet . On 16 June 2018 , Dimitris Kammenos voted against his party and supported a motion of no-confidence against the Second Tsipras Cabinet concerning the Prespa agreement , a proposal that would result in the Republic of Macedonia being renamed the '' Republic of North Macedonia '' . Kammenos was expelled from the party immediately after the vote , leaving the coalition with a majority of three . In response to the Greco-FYROMese agreement , Kammenos announced creation of his own political party '' ' Force of Hellenism ' '' ( ) , whose goal would be to stop the Macedonian naming deal
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Dimitris Kammenos