"I have instructed the IDF to act so that the 'Madeleine' flotilla does not reach Gaza," Katz said in a statement from his office."To the antisemitic Greta and her fellow Hamas propagandists — I will say this clearly: You should turn back, because you will not make it to Gaza. Israel will act against any attempt to break the blockade or assist terrorist organizations – at sea, in the air and on land"
assuming there's eventually a reckoning for these disgusting religious maniacs.
Keeping fingers crossed for the Madleen and her crew.The corporate media are complicit in the Gaza genocide. Never forget what they did. Never forgive them for it.
Gaza: UN experts demand safe passage for Freedom Flotilla Coalition
So United Nations, where's the protection then? Where's the peacekeeping deployment to keep these citizens safe in a UK flagged ship? More to the point, what is Starmer and the rest doing to protect this UK flagged ship that isn't even going to enter Israeli waters but is being threated in the most overt of ways? Sweet fuck all as usual. How demented is it that their safety relies on the actions of the lunatic, murderous genocide committing state of Israel and not on the so called "international community" who could absolutely guarantee their safe passage if they wanted to.
quote: “As the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s ship approaches Palestinian territorial waters off Gaza, Israel must adhere to international law and comply with orders from the International Court of Justice to ensure unimpeded access for humanitarian aid,” they said."
“The responsibility to protect (R2P or RtoP) is a global political commitment which was endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly at the 2005 World Summit in order to address its four key concerns to prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.[1][2] The doctrine is regarded as a unanimous and well-established international norm over the past two decades.”
Just a few of the blatant lies in this ITV piece (dated today) on the Freedom Flotilla...almost every point made in this piece is misleading. These hacks are just shameless.
"Greta Thunberg tells ITV News she is 'preparing' for Israeli interception of 'Freedom Flotilla'"
1)"After a 2½-month total blockade aimed at pressuring Hamas..."
It's well over 3 months now.
2)"Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the Oct 7 attack"
We all know that's not true.
3)"Hamas seized power from rival Palestinian forces in 2007 from rival Palestinian forces in 2007."
FFS, how many times does it need saying? Hamas were elected in fair elections, they did not "seize power". Even Bush accepted the result!
From wiki...the footnotes numbered here are all available: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in partnership with The Carter Center reported "a professional and impartial performance of election officials".[33] The European Union delegation reported "there was nothing which would indicate that the final result was not the outcome chosen by the voters".[34] A CRS Report for Congress on the 2006 elections concluded: "The election was overseen by 17,268 domestic observers, complemented by 900 credentialed international monitors. ... The Bush Administration accepted the outcome of the Palestinian legislative elections and praised the PA for holding free and fair elections. ... The conduct of the election was widely considered to be free and fair."[45]
quote: The Carter Centre News. Palestinian Elections Yield Unexpected Outcome The Carter Center, in partnership with the National Democratic Institute, sent an 85-member team to observe the election, which was found to be peaceful, competitive, and genuinely democratic. Carter Center observers witnessed an orderly election day, with voters showing a clear preference for Hamas candidates even in historically strong Fatah communities. The delegation of observers in the West Bank, Gaza, and Jerusalem was led by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former Albanian President Rexhep Meidani, former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, and former Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio.