Israeli authorities screened footage of Hamas’s October 7 atrocities to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian flotilla participants upon their arrival in Ashdod on Monday, shortly after the IDF intercepted their ship, the Madleen, in international waters.
According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the activists refused to continue watching the film after seeing the brutality of the attacks.
"These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,” Katz said. “They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, the elderly, and children.”
The activists were given the option to sign a voluntary departure form or face arrest after 96 hours. Among those refusing to leave is French MEP Rima Hassan.
Hassan has previously drawn wide criticism for her denial that the Bibas family, excluding Yarden Bibas, were murdered, her claim that the October 7 massacre was “legitimate” and her insistence that Palestinians in Europe should be allowed to join the “resistance.”
voluntary departure form
I bet that form is basically a declaration of allegiance to the entity and states that the zionists are pure innocent angels who’ve never done anything wrong and that every Palestinian is a ultra mega Nazi.
Also, just the phrasing of being forced to sign a “”““voluntary””“” departure form or face indefinite brutal imprisonment after being kidnapped in international waters is so insane.
I was wondering if the 96 hours were sleep dep, forced to watch the film.
Peaceful protestor held at gunpoint refuses to watch violent propaganda.
As such, branded as hypocrite.
Modern politics.
Delivering baby formula to certain people seen specifically as a form of protest by all media.
Modern politics.
This unlawful attempt at forced brainwashing is truly scandalous and absolutely intolerable with its repugnant double standards.
No one disputes that the terrorist attack by Hamas was brutal.
Nevertheless, this by no means justifies the genocide being committed by Israel. There are also horrific images of this, of starving children, cold blooded murder of civilians and unbearable suffering - and Israel is even using every means at its disposal to prevent the world from seeing the full extent of their own atrocities.
If Israel were to adhere even remotely to international law and human rights, Thunberg would not be there.
It is absurd that this country continues to portray itself as the victim. They are the perpetrators and responsible for crimes against humanity.
These savages who represent Israel are truly the scum of the earth.
No one disputes that the terrorist attack by Hamas was brutal.
Lol what. > 33% active duty IDF soldiers killed. Almost no children.
It is not a competition in inhumanity. But yes, of course, there is a huge imbalance between the number of Israelis and Palestinians killed. Nevertheless, barbarism remains barbarism, and I am well aware that the Hamas attack has its roots in a long history of oppression.
I don’t think this brutal act of violence can be justified in any way. On the contrary, I think it was foreseeable how Israel would react – not with such disproportionate force, but the Hamas terrorists have once again accepted the suffering of their own people, as they have been doing for years. These people are no more freedom fighters than the Israeli government are decent human beings.
You would have said the same thing about the ANC fighting against apartheid.
Hamas wanted hostages, not bodies.
Don’t give an inch. The brutality came from the Israeli side. They fired on their own people to stop them from being taken hostage.
“Hostage refuses to be psychologically tortured by war criminals”
Is no one going to say or do anything about the fact that Israel illegally “intercepted” another ship in international waters?
Also arrested for what? They weren’t even under Israeli jurisdiction when picked up.
Laws are fake.
The entire earth’s waters are under the USA’s jurisdiction, didn’t you know? Maybe you should read some more CNN news stories about China’s evil navy trying to take over the South China Sea from the USA, who obviously should have more control over the South China Sea than China does. And the Israeli Navy is just another branch of the American Navy, which has the second largest air force in the world (after the American Air Force).
Sweden threw her under the bus, along with the rest of the West.
All legal under the letter of international law pertaining to military engagement. That it is in international waters is irrelevant legally speaking. See the legal grounds for the sinking of Belgrano for a clearer example. As long as they can think of a halfway credible excuse that they think the vessel will cause aid to their enemy, they have the right to interdict it in international waters.
The Belgrano was a military ship, this one isn’t. So even if you’re right regarding military vessels, I doubt the same would hold for a civil one.
Distinction isn’t made. A civilian ship could be conducting or supporting military operations (see Q ships, zelensky’s “civilian” container trucks etc).
As with many things, it basically comes down to who has the bigger gun. Until a naval power pulls its finger out and starts escorting relief ships, Israel is at liberty to seize them.
Which halfway credible evidence do they have? They have none. The blockade is illegal so intercepting it is illegal too
Their twisted argument is that the terrorists live among the people therefore any action against the terrorists also harms the people, and any effort to aid the people aids the terrorists. So aid = terrorism.
That’s not an argument compatible with international law though, which was your original claim.
Tou said it it’s a twisted argument. Nobody believe it so international law apply here
And international law says they can sieze the boat.
No, it doesn’t say that
No. It doesn’t
Sorry I’m late but this is not entirely correct, they were arrested in what’s considered High Seas in the Mediterranean, which has clear rules from the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. See 3.4 Maritime Boundaries
Who’s posting this Israeli propaganda
I’m assuming everyone here is smart enough to recognize and filter out the propaganda.
What is left is Israelis boasting about their own war crimes.
wouldn’t the footage be of defenders coming in to boot out the invading zionists?
Are the Jewish nazis trying to guilt trip them into helping their genocide? Before you even say anything what’s the difference between a free range cage and a cage? The comfort level of the animal. A lot easier to gun down when you say it’s safe here
what’s the difference between a free range cage and a cage? The comfort level of the animal.
I think you are making a rhetorical point unrelated to animal welfare, but in point of fact, “free range” hens do not enjoy a meaningfully greater level of comfort. The only way to reduce these suffering of exploited vulnerable individuals is not to pay for their exploitation in the first place.
You and I both know it’s the marketing of the comfort level of the chicken but there is no such thing in reality under industrialism. Nobody is under a rock here.
Most people live in Plato’s Cave and their entire reality is constructed by marketing.
Allegory of the cave is not based in marketing. Capitalism drives our reality more than marketing. The real mental illness is our modern day economy.
This is quite literally the plot to A Clockwork Orange.
At leat in A Clockwork Orange the point of the footage wasn’t to try to persuade them that violence is good.
How did it end, again? I forget
He was cured, all right.
There are two endings. In both, the brainwashing treatment temporarily prevents the main character from committing violence.
In the movie after he tries to commit suicide he wakes up in hospital and the effect of the brainwashing has worn off so he goes back to violence.
In the book the government undo the brainwashing in a bid to get him to support them but he later loses the urges all on his own.
Isreal knew Oct 7 was coming.
Source: I know this sounds crazy but trust me
They did, it has been proven beyond any doubt because they openly admitted it. They also willfully ignored warnings from military officials. Also the pager operation was already in progress months before Oct 7 so they were planning all out war with the whole region for a while.
Yep, they also purposefully moved the festival closer to Gaza. The organisers is known to have Mossad connections
Remember, kids, nothing Israel has done justifies October 7th, but also, October 7th justifies everything Israel is doing.
“Lost its radio signal” As if we didn’t have footage of them jamming
“Blockade to avoid weapon delivery”
“Ship carrying humanitarian aid”
“These antisemitic flotilla”
"The IDF prepared in advance to intercept the ship before it could enter Israeli territorial waters; "
Enough said
Lindsey Graham advocated for worse.
"These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,” Katz said. “They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, the elderly, and children.”
Not gonna believe this hasbara rag unless they show unedited video of the flotilla participants not watching the tapes. And likewise for everything else in the article. 💩
Worthwhile reminder that, of the ~1000 israelis who died on October 7th, 36 (<4%) were minors. In Gaza, more than 30% of the 60,000-100,000 Palestinians killed by israel are children.
israel has killed an October 7th’s worth of Palestinians before their first birthday (916 infants). They’ve killed more than 10,000 kids 12 or younger. And they still have the nerve to play victim. Thoroughly diseased society.
So Israel is doing the „But they are doing it too!” thing
Are we in kindergarten or what?
Well, those Gaza children shouldn’t have committed those atrocities.
Maybe next time they’ll pick a better region to be born in
