Israeli foreign ministry posts video of Thunberg’s arrest; vessels carrying about 500 activists intercepted about 75 miles off coast of war-torn territory
Fuck Israel. Fuck the whole evil country. Religion is fucking stupid anyway, so a theocratic country is extra stupid.
A lot of the middle east in a nutshell.
Religion is fucking stupid anyway, so a theocratic country is extra stupid.
Yep, which is why granting Palestine statehood would be also extra stupid.
I’m not a big fan of theocratic countries myself, but if my choices for the state of the world tomorrow morning are two theocratic countries or one theocratic country next to a field of charred bones, I think I could pick the former pretty easily.
Succinctly said for a complex topic. Seconded
Really? Now?
Palestinians deserve their own state, religious or not, that is not for you to judge
Oh, ew. The preservation of Palestine is about the preservation of people and culture that have every right to exist. Not religion first (which isn’t wrong even if you are against it). This is a ghastly take.
A two state solution is what was agreed with the UN. Although it is sort of stupid to assume that the hate from either side will die down anytime soon, there are workable solutions like not having a Palestine state be propped up by Hamas. A terrorist group that was propped up by Netanyahi and who alongside Israel eliminated people’s ability to vote for new leadership, it’s clear that Israel wanted to stoke hate and a boogeyman they could also easily defeat.
I could’ve sworn I’ve seen this exact headline a few months ago
You did. This was the third flotilla to attempt to break the siege.
And each time, there’s Greta Thunberg getting arrested lol
Mad respect. I can never do what she does
So much for all those ships sent to protect it. So much performative theater.
They explicitly said they weren’t there to stop Israel from arresting them iirc.
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Idk what people here were expecting, but I thought it was obvious that countries like Italy and Spain only meant that they were going to protect the ships when they were in EU waters, specifically their respective national waters.
All these powerful men with guns scared of a 22 year old girl in a sailboat.
That’s probably the most compelling argument that ideas are more dangerous than weapons.
its kidnapping …
Kidnapping or abduction is the unlawful abduction and confinement of a person against their will, and is a crime in many jurisdictions
And piracy, considering they’re stealing the aid that the flotilla brought.
Add it to the list of crimes.
SOMEONE CALL KIM
HE PROMISED
high seas piracy, and NATO cannot keep the Mediterranean safe.
Not against someone backed by the US
Israel gives me hope for being a better pirate
Israel is terrorist country. Must be banned from every international organization.
I didn’t know that Israel is just casually pirating away in international waters. Weird how that’s not ok when somalians do it.
They shot and killed a 19-year-old US citizen in international waters a decade or so ago, and the international community did this 🙈🙈🙈 because regional stability or some shit
In the '60s they killed like 30 US Navy sailors and still nothing happened.
Don’t forget that time they detonated a nuclear bomb and nobody held them accountable.
They touched America’s boats???!?
Yep, the only people who are allowed. USS Liberty if anyone is interested
Rachel Corrie, an American activist from Olympia, Washington, was killed by an Israeli military bulldozer in the Gaza Strip in 2003
It’s because the Somalis are black
Also, Somalia is not a “necessary” element of the Christian apocalypse.
Wrong imaginary deity as well, I suspect.
No doubt they’ll do what they did last time and just force her to watch Oct 7th footage and go “…Are you… Are you convinced yet? Please be convinced… Please”
We all knew this would happen.
No, Greta was kidnapped
Again.
In fairness, it is her job
Is she related to Princess Peach?
She’s a professional activist. Her job is to get improperly detained
Peach is a hobbyist
Israel just made a blunder
Perhaps. But is it a blunder if there will be zero repercussions?
Considering how often Israel and bibi commit crimes without repercussions, I’m fearing for Greta. I mean, the USA doesn’t even care when its own citizens die because of zionists - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/18/how-us-dealt-with-the-cases-of-nine-americans-killed-by-israel-since-2022
Oh please, Greta getting arrested and her name in the news was 100% her goal this whole time.
Eww, an activist doing something to bring attention to their cause?
So now that’s on their permanent record and all they got was trying to save some human lives or inspire others to!
Oh, please, all you all getting so upset about a little genocide, jeez… lighten up
/s
What, getting your cause in the news because you got arrested for supporting it, while also showing the wrongdoers doing wrongs, doesn’t have a positive impact? Does getting in the news prevent a genocidal, journalist-killing regime from doing a little activist-unaliving on the side? Or is it that no one could possibly have motives less narcissistic and self-serving than our so-called “leaders”? What even are you saying?
Murder. You’re allowed to say murder. This isn’t YouTube or some other corporate entity that will silence and demonitize you for using the correct words to describe the violence committed by others.
Yes, murder in all cases. Not like I fully analyzed my word choice at the time, but I think I did have some intent behind calling it that so I’ll see if I piece that back together: I think my overall stance was pretty well established at that point, so not risking confusion there. For “journalist-killing” vs “-murdering”, my guess is that the former just rolled off the [mental] tongue better, and I would’ve been more concerned about ambiguous attribution, for which both are basically equal, than morality, so just went with that. I believe “unaliving” supported the more casual off-tone of that question (“doing a little … on the side”) as part of my facetious approach towards the other comment, using that discongruity with the subject matter to emphasize the absurdity I was alleging in the other comment. The frog might be completely unrecognizable at this point though, so YMMV, but yeah, the intent of that word choice wasn’t to obscure the nature of that [potential] violence or avoid censorship or other automated tools, I do stand behind considering it kidnapping and murder.
“They’re going to change her from alive to not alive.”
And?
I’d like to see ol’ Benny Netanyahu wiggle his way out of this one
The Israeli PM quickly and easily avoids any actual consequence for his country’s actions
Nevertheless!
I am massivelly curious about what the reaction of Italian dockworkers to the Italian frigate doing jack-shit nothing will be …
Strike called in Italy, protests flare over interception of Gaza aid ships
Italian unions called a general strike for Friday in solidarity with the international aid flotilla for Gaza, while protests sprang up in a number of cities late on Wednesday after reports that the ships had been intercepted by military personnel. In the southern city of Naples, demonstrators got into the main railway station and halted train traffic, while police surrounded the Termini railway station in Rome after protesters gathered close to entrances.
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In the northwestern city of Genoa, the USB announced that it intended to block the port and called on all protesters to gather at 10 p.m. (2000 GMT) at one of the main entrances. Over the past two weeks, protesting Italian dockworkers have prevented various ships from docking and loading, targeting vessels they say were involved in trade with Israel.
A shame Israelis don’t have the same chutzpah.
They do. They’re just not rooting for the same set of policies.
I don’t think they expected the crew of that ship to go Last Samurai here
