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An estimated Twenty-seven ships to set sail for Gaza from multiple ports to break Israel’s siege on the enclave.
This will be activist Greta Thunberg’s second mission, having been taken captive by Israel earlier this year when her ship and fellow crew members were sprayed with illicit chemicals and boarded unlawfully in international waters. The Handala and her crew also suffered a similar fate earlier this summer.
Dozens of people gathered on Saturday at the port of Barcelona where a flotilla will set sail for Gaza on Sunday. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is hoping to break… the naval blockade imposed by Israel along the coast of the Gaza Strip since 2007… (AP video and production by Hernan Munoz)
Additional information:
The Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza: Everything you need to know
Largest flotilla for Gaza hopes to pressure Israel to end blockade
red flag if you listen to Greta right now and go “I don’t like her anymore”
I always found her vaguely annoying but tbh that just means she’s good at what she does because the whole purpose of activism is to make people uncomfortable with the status quo. Like ugh I know the world is a raging dumpster fire but can I just finish this day in stardew?
She isnt the one making it a dumpster fire so I dont get your point at all
You should do a bit of study and up your comprehension. What I think you meant is that you don’t agree with their opinion but what you said is you don’t understand a pretty simple idea.
What I said is she isnt making it a dumpster fire.
Greta woke up one day and chose to be staunchly on the right side of history, apparently an undesirable trait—to those on the wrong one.
I also think some people don’t understand direct action as a valid escalation. Let’s just hold up signs in the street forever.
“escalation” of unarmed people bringing food to people being starved on purpose, knowing they will probably be assaulted and abducted by armed military gangs on the way.
The escalation is coming from the armed thugs assaulting the ships, not the other way round.
I think they’re saying her whole career as an activist was an escalation from waving signs in the street (ie: the average person)
I mean if you just ask nicely enough times, right? That’s how civil rights, women’s suffrage and labor rights were won and global apartheids dismantled. I mean when the bully is punching my face in, pleading to their humanity has always worked for me. /s
Ok then. Either get on one of Greta’s boats or start you own campaign. God, it’s never enough for people. Yes, people protesting in the streets doesn’t do much, but you can’t expect the average person to have the means to go all the way to Gaza and give aid. Protests and donations are great and shouldn’t be scorned…