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muriel_volestrangler

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4. This apparently started while the boat was in international waters

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 04:05 AM

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Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian territories, tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the yacht ran into three incidents on its way to Gaza.

Albanese says she was in contact with the vessel during its journey, and says it was scheduled to reach Gaza at some point today.

But communications were jammed when the yacht still in international waters, she says.

"First they were surrounded by speedboats," she says. "This was the first time I heard their stress."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/clyg5x15n3zt?post=asset%3A7efacf03-5831-4632-8e36-943a227ea4e0#post

Among the crew are Swedish climate campaigner Thunberg and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European parliament.

“The crew of the Freedom Flotilla was arrested by the Israeli army in international waters around 2am,” Hassan posted on X. A photograph showed the crew seated on the boat, all wearing lifejackets, with their hands in the air.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/09/gaza-aid-boat-madleen-israel-greta-thunberg-freedom-flotilla-coalition

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Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists [View all] Omaha Steve Yesterday OP

Selfie yacht! Richard D Yesterday #1

More "self-defense"? claudette Yesterday #2

Greta Thunberg Detained, Ordered to Be Shown Oct. 7 Footage After Gaza-Bound Flotilla Seized Beastly Boy Yesterday #7

8 Recs to 1 at this time. Whose side are you on? Exp Yesterday #13

You've got to be kidding. Beastly Boy Yesterday #16

This is a matter of right and wrong. Too bad you can't see that. Some people are blinded by hate. Exp Yesterday #20

So why turn it int o a popularity contest? Beastly Boy Yesterday #24

It proves that your ideas are not popular by 8 fold. Exp Yesterday #25

There is a hell of difference between popular and right. Beastly Boy Yesterday #28

Hmm, then you think that the majority of people responding to your post are wrong. You are very enlightened. Exp Yesterday #29

Don't put words into my mouth. Beastly Boy Yesterday #33

Yeah, Fucking Traitor in the WH is so called "popular" Cha Yesterday #31

Agree. AloeVera 5 hrs ago #80

You should take a peek at this thread... sheshe2 23 hrs ago #36

Kidnapped, fed sandwiches and sent home within hours. Beastly Boy 22 hrs ago #39

It is almost as if it was a staged event. sheshe2 22 hrs ago #46

I'm not clear. Are you giving an opinion about this vanlassie 20 hrs ago #53

Once they realized... Richard D 19 hrs ago #57

She is a child. A brave child. vanlassie 18 hrs ago #62

She used to be a child, she is currently 22yo nt EX500rider 18 hrs ago #63

Were she brave... Richard D 17 hrs ago #66

Seriously? How about the truth of hundreds of days of atrocities, air strikes, starvation and deaths... brush 11 hrs ago #76

This. Exp Yesterday #12

This is a third rail topic. BidenRocks Yesterday #3

This apparently started while the boat was in international waters muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #4

According to who? Beastly Boy Yesterday #8

According to the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian territories muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #9

"But communications were jammed when the yacht still in international waters, she says." Beastly Boy Yesterday #14

It shows the last location, before the boarding muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #17

According to whom? Beastly Boy Yesterday #21

Go to the site, and reset the time slider to about 16 hours before now muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #22

I did just that, and let me count the ways you are wrong. Beastly Boy Yesterday #32

Last movement was around 2350 BST, which is 0150 local time, or 1850 EDT muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #73

Israel has the right to defend itself from baby food and diapers. AloeVera Yesterday #5

Mission accomplished. Beastly Boy Yesterday #6

It was halted by the Fuckers. That is why food and aid did not get through. Exp Yesterday #11

It was never intended to get through. The whole enterprise was meant to be "symbolic" from the beginning Beastly Boy Yesterday #15

It wasn't a freighter! Still had rice and formula aboard. So why stop the boat then? Exp Yesterday #18

According to the organizers, it was a a publicity stunt, not a bona fide delivery of aid. Beastly Boy Yesterday #23

Enough to save more than a few children. AloeVera 22 hrs ago #42

Enough to symbolically feed a few children. Maybe. Beastly Boy 22 hrs ago #45

I fear you will never get it. AloeVera 21 hrs ago #47

No, I will not. I will never get the hypocrisy of using starving children for no other purpose than to boost egos. Beastly Boy 21 hrs ago #52

It helped bring more attention to the plight of the people of Gaza who need help. Do you think that is a bad thing? Doodley 17 hrs ago #65

I think helping bring more attention to the plight of the people of Gaza who need help is good. Beastly Boy 17 hrs ago #72

The utter lack of compassion BuddhaGirl 5 hrs ago #79

Such is the power of indoctrination and zealous adherence to ideology. AloeVera 4 hrs ago #81

Well said BuddhaGirl 2 hrs ago #88

Reuters: sheshe2 21 hrs ago #48

Shame on Greta?? WTF ??? Have you observed the last two years??? Exp 21 hrs ago #51

Yes, shame on her for self promoting. sheshe2 19 hrs ago #56

Hmmm, ya know, I don't think she murdered any kids or is involved in a genocide operation.. hmmm Exp 19 hrs ago #60

Is that suppose to mean something in response to my post? sheshe2 18 hrs ago #61

You said you has observed a lot in 2 years. Surely you observed over 50,000 Palestinians killed muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #74

It was about a truckload, according to other Israeli sources. AloeVera 7 hrs ago #78

Indeed. We're talking about the genocide and ethnic cleansing aren't we? AloeVera 3 hrs ago #83

We are takling about Greta plastered all over the news media. Beastly Boy 3 hrs ago #84

That's unintentionally funny. In light of what I said. AloeVera 3 hrs ago #85

The funny part was totally intentional. Beastly Boy 3 hrs ago #86

Not sure you understand the concept of standing up for your beliefs, even at personal cost. AloeVera 2 hrs ago #87

It is ironic to the extreme to bring up personal cost in the context of a publicity stunt. Beastly Boy 2 hrs ago #90

Nice of you not to object to autistics. AloeVera 1 hr ago #94

Why would I object to autistics? And why are you presuming I know nothing about autism? Beastly Boy 1 hr ago #95

Aspergers was eliminated as a separate condition years ago. AloeVera 57 min ago #96

It was not eliminated. It was included in the spectrum. Beastly Boy 17 min ago #97

FUCKERS!! The citizens of the U.S. must demand that we STOP supporting the IDF! This is and has always been Exp Yesterday #10

Setting all comments regarding IDF's carnal dexterity aside, Beastly Boy Yesterday #19

It's long past time for economic sanctions and an arms embargo Rob H. Yesterday #26

Hamas supported propaganda photo op. nt LexVegas Yesterday #27

If Israel didn't refuse reporters access iemanja 22 hrs ago #40

"which is among the deadliest and most destructive since World War II" I doubt it makes the top 10 EX500rider Yesterday #30

I'm sorry, but I'm not following the point you are trying to make. Doodley 17 hrs ago #67

That was a quote from the article EX500rider 17 hrs ago #71

Wrong. Gaza is worse than the previous record-holder, the Second Congo War. AloeVera 2 hrs ago #89

Wrong If a Pacific Island with 2 people on it has one killed that is not worse then the estimated 5 million in the Congo EX500rider 2 hrs ago #91

Pls see my edit just now. AloeVera 2 hrs ago #92

The 5 million comes from the follow-on deaths from disease and malnutrition. AloeVera 2 hrs ago #93

It breaks my heart MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #34

Starving and burning babies is a deliberate act of genocide. AloeVera 23 hrs ago #37

What's wrong with a publicity stunt to bring attention to people being maimed. starved, displaced or slaughtered? Doodley 17 hrs ago #68

Did the Greensboro Four stage a publicity stunt? AloeVera 3 hrs ago #82

The cowardly "selfie yacht" publicity stunt crew. . . Richard D Yesterday #35

In the past week while this "aid flotilla" was underway Mosby 22 hrs ago #38

What makes a "real human rights organization"? iemanja 22 hrs ago #43

Link Mosby 21 hrs ago #50

Thank you iemanja 19 hrs ago #58

How many days in a week are there? And how many people in Gaza? Doodley 17 hrs ago #70

This is about feeding starving people iemanja 22 hrs ago #41

This is about a publicity stunt. Beastly Boy 22 hrs ago #44

No, it wasn't.. Richard D 21 hrs ago #49

Israel children enid602 20 hrs ago #54

Any. Richard D 20 hrs ago #55

I suppose Gazan children are killed for publicity stunts too? iemanja 19 hrs ago #59

So Greta Thunberg is the problem? There's no benefit in bringing more attention to what is going on in Gaza? Doodley 17 hrs ago #69

There are clearly many people around the world who want no attention on Gaza at all muriel_volestrangler 12 hrs ago #75

We are all Democrats here, so why can't we at least agree that what is happening in Gaza is unacceptable? Doodley 17 hrs ago #64

Having read a great many of these threads, the answer presents itself. Orrex 10 hrs ago #77