Israeli propaganda hides behind the specious argument that the flotilla "chooses to enter a war zone, to violate prohibited security zones." The Israeli gvt spokesperson said that "the military will take necessary steps to block its entry to the combat zone and enforce the lawful naval blockade.
They lie shamelessly, as usual. The flotilla's ships are not entering a war zone or prohibited security zones. Last night, they were sailing in international waters south of Crete, where they were subjected to criminal harassment, with explosives and chemicals, by swarms of Israeli drones β attacks that fall under the legal definition of piracy.
As for their final destination, they are heading towards a site of genocide on land (Gaza) that Israel is illegally occupying β and which the International Court of Justice, in June 2024, ordered Israel to evacuate.
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Ian Hislop, "It is pretty ludicrous we have got to a state where a man is arrested for carrying a joke? I mean, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, all those things we claim to be interested in?"
Shame on @YvetteCooperMP and @Keir_Starmer - this isn't the change any of us wanted after 14 years of Conservative chaos, Labour are turning out to be just as awful