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[–] 185 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

She could do the funniest thing now and get on the next humanitarian boat back.

Edit: me do grammar poorly

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  • [–] 76 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    She already said that she'd do just that. Let's see how fast they'll let her leave next time. If at all.

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  • [+] 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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    I dunno. If you can get away with murdering civilians, children, aid workers and journalists. Maybe you want to start testing if you can get away with murdering celebrities.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I know it's stupid, but I have this nagging thought that they should use a narco sub next time.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    That will give them an excuse to just bomb them

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    there was one in 2010 where the bomb and killed people

    Six civilian ships of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla were raided by Israel on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Nine of the flotilla passengers were killed during the raid, with thirty wounded (including one who later died of his wounds).[1][2] Ten Israeli soldiers were wounded, one seriously. The exact sequence of events is contested, in part due to the IDF's confiscation of the passengers' photographic evidence.[3] The flotilla, organized by the Free Gaza Movement and the Turkish Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (İHH), was carrying humanitarian aid and construction materials, intending to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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  • [+] -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Cute idea. But unfortunately not practical. For something as valuable/kg as cocaine, you can go to the trouble of using a narco sub. But there's zero chance such a sub could practically carry cheap bulky goods like flour, rice, etc.

    You might be able to use them to smuggle in medicines though.

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  • [–] 118 points 1 year ago (25 children)

    Adalah, an Israel-based non-governmental legal organization that is representing some of the activists, said that those who remain are being held in Givon Prison in Ramleh, central Israel.

    So grab the passengers of a boat in international wares and jail them in Israel. 😒

    In a statement to CNN, Israel said that it “is preventing the entry of all vessels into the Gaza Strip, in accordance with international law.”

    Is there a charitable interpretation that could make this statement true?

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  • [–] 91 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The ship was nowhere near Gaza. They were off the coast of Egypt in International waters. Israel just kidnapped a bunch of people. Also they only released Greta? What about the other people?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Greta is one of four activists that have been sent home. According to Israel only those four signed the papers neededfor it and the rest are expected to be sent home after a court have ruled they can. Basically the remaining 8 activists reportedly chose not to give Israel the easy way of getting rid of them. I don’t have any English news sources though, as I read it in a newspaper in my native language.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Is there a charitable interpretation that could make this statement true?

    Since Gaza is an open air prison under the control of Israel and not recognized as an independent state we can blockade it all we want.

    Best I got.

    Really hard to justify genocide.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Palestine is not a recognized country in most of the western world, which in itself is a travesty, but you can probably infer a lot of bs from that.

    Like claiming a certain religious group has no human rights bc they're not recognized as humans.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Palestine is not a recognized country in most of the western world, which in itself is a travesty, but you can probably infer a lot of bs from that.

    That's not even true.

    As of March 2025, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 75% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012.

    75% of the world recognizes Palestine as a sovereign state.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    To be fair, they specified “western world”. If you look at the map of countries that recognize Palestine, it’s pretty glaring that a good chunk of Europe, Canada/US, and Australia/NZ don’t officially recognize it.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    They declared war, they are allowed to enct vlockades according to international law.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Enact blockades in international waters?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    International law doesn't permit the blockading of humanitarian aid. Israel was allowed to board and inspect the vessel, but not block it from entry.

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  • [–] 158 points 1 year ago (20 children)

    Uncommonly fast for Israel.

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  • [–] 223 points 1 year ago (16 children)

    Probably because they dont want to turn her into a martyr...

    Alternatively its because killing a white western girl with a recognisable name is more difficult to justify over here and they are VERY aware of this

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

    See guys Isreal's above something as terrible as killing a white person

    No but in all seriousness I think they were ready to kill her before they saw how popular she is

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    She wasn't internationally famous.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago*

    This. While those deaths were notable and tragic, they weren't "celebrity deaths", which pains me to even say, but it is true.

    Greta is essentially an international celebrity at this point, not just some noteworthy activist. Her death would be much more noticeable throughout the modern zeitgeist than a random activist who happened to be American.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Probably wanted to get her gone fast before one of the many psychopaths in their army got to her and created an incident they'd have to transparently lie about, then ignore. It's tough being the most moral army in the world.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago

    100%

    She is too high profile to have around the grunts, also is a very vocal woman who isn't afraid to upset authority. One pissed off murderer that feels slighted ends up doing something to her and that's a mountain which can't be made into a mole hill like they have been doing.

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