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‘The World’s Silence Is Deadly’: Greta Thunberg’s Message Aboard Freedom Flotilla (zeteo.com)
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June 1st, we’ll attempt to, again, sail towards Gaza and to try to break the siege and open up a humanitarian corridor by delivering aid like food and medical supplies,” says Thunberg. A similar mission to sail to occupied Gaza in May was aborted after a flotilla dubbed the “Conscience” suffered two drone attacks while in international waters.

“Keep your eyes on deck, continue flooding the streets, organize, boycott, and do everything in your power to stand for Palestine,” Thunberg ends her message, readying to set sail for Gaza from Catania, Sicily, on Sunday with aid supplies and several high-profile activists alongside her.

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[–] -2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I would say that's unlikely. They can murder Palestinians all day, but a European aid ship filled with European activists, with one in particular being very famous? That's how you destroy any remaining support you had. It makes it very clear to everyone that you're evil, even to the people who've kept their heads in the sand. They'd probably keep US support for now, but lose a lot in Europe.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That would make sense normally but here's the thing: Fascists are fucking stupid. Remember the European commission they intimidated using "warning shots"? Israel has been managing its PR horribly since October 7th and especially since March this year. that's a good thing for Palestinians because the faster Israel alienates the West the faster they can get some kind of help, but it means Greta can't count on her fame to protect her because such protection requires Israel to have self-preservation instincts that they clearly lost sometime in 2024.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    You're probably right, but it would make her a martyr really quickly, and it'd be very bad for Israel I hope. Ideally they aren't this stupid, but they've been proving that they are lately so who knows...

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