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48. Reuters:

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 08:27 PM

Jun 9

JERUSALEM/ASHDOD June 9 (Reuters) - Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel carrying Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, which had tried to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip on Monday.

The British-flagged yacht, Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, had aimed to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there.

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The yacht is carrying a small shipment of humanitarian aid, including rice and baby formula. The Foreign Ministry said it would be taken to Gaza.

"The tiny amount of aid that was on the yacht and not consumed by the 'celebrities' will be transferred to Gaza through real humanitarian channels," it wrote.

The Swedish foreign ministry said it was in contact with Israeli authorities.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/freedom-flotilla-coalition-says-alarm-sounded-its-gaza-bound-ship-2025-06-08/

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It was a small "symbolic" amount of food and much of it was eaten before it arrived after 8 days at sea. The article states there was only a tiny amount of food left. This was not a ship of food, it was a publicity stunt, right down to the pre-recorded message Greta made. Shame on her.

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Israeli forces halt Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 9 OP

Selfie yacht! Richard D Jun 9 #1

More "self-defense"? claudette Jun 9 #2

Greta Thunberg Detained, Ordered to Be Shown Oct. 7 Footage After Gaza-Bound Flotilla Seized Beastly Boy Jun 9 #7

8 Recs to 1 at this time. Whose side are you on? Exp Jun 9 #13

You've got to be kidding. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #16

This is a matter of right and wrong. Too bad you can't see that. Some people are blinded by hate. Exp Jun 9 #20

So why turn it int o a popularity contest? Beastly Boy Jun 9 #24

It proves that your ideas are not popular by 8 fold. Exp Jun 9 #25

There is a hell of difference between popular and right. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #28

Hmm, then you think that the majority of people responding to your post are wrong. You are very enlightened. Exp Jun 9 #29

Don't put words into my mouth. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #33

Yeah, Fucking Traitor in the WH is so called "popular" Cha Jun 9 #31

Agree. AloeVera Jun 10 #80

You should take a peek at this thread... sheshe2 Jun 9 #36

Kidnapped, fed sandwiches and sent home within hours. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #39

It is almost as if it was a staged event. sheshe2 Jun 9 #46

I'm not clear. Are you giving an opinion about this vanlassie Jun 9 #53

Once they realized... Richard D Jun 9 #57

She is a child. A brave child. vanlassie Jun 9 #62

She used to be a child, she is currently 22yo nt EX500rider Jun 10 #63

Were she brave... Richard D Jun 10 #66

Seriously? How about the truth of hundreds of days of atrocities, air strikes, starvation and deaths... brush Jun 10 #76

This. Exp Jun 9 #12

This is a third rail topic. BidenRocks Jun 9 #3

This apparently started while the boat was in international waters muriel_volestrangler Jun 9 #4

According to who? Beastly Boy Jun 9 #8

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

"But communications were jammed when the yacht still in international waters, she says." Beastly Boy Jun 9 #14

It shows the last location, before the boarding muriel_volestrangler Jun 9 #17

According to whom? Beastly Boy Jun 9 #21

Go to the site, and reset the time slider to about 16 hours before now muriel_volestrangler Jun 9 #22

I did just that, and let me count the ways you are wrong. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #32

Last movement was around 2350 BST, which is 0150 local time, or 1850 EDT muriel_volestrangler Jun 10 #73

Israel has the right to defend itself from baby food and diapers. AloeVera Jun 9 #5

Mission accomplished. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #6

It was halted by the Fuckers. That is why food and aid did not get through. Exp Jun 9 #11

It was never intended to get through. The whole enterprise was meant to be "symbolic" from the beginning Beastly Boy Jun 9 #15

It wasn't a freighter! Still had rice and formula aboard. So why stop the boat then? Exp Jun 9 #18

According to the organizers, it was a a publicity stunt, not a bona fide delivery of aid. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #23

Enough to save more than a few children. AloeVera Jun 9 #42

Enough to symbolically feed a few children. Maybe. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #45

I fear you will never get it. AloeVera Jun 9 #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 Jun 9 #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 Jun 10 #65

I think helping bring more attention to the plight of the people of Gaza who need help is good. Beastly Boy Jun 10 #72

The utter lack of compassion BuddhaGirl Jun 10 #79

Such is the power of indoctrination and zealous adherence to ideology. AloeVera Jun 10 #81

Well said BuddhaGirl Jun 10 #88

That's why I fear for the fate of Palestinians. AloeVera Jun 10 #99

Reuters: sheshe2 Jun 9 #48

Shame on Greta?? WTF ??? Have you observed the last two years??? Exp Jun 9 #51

Yes, shame on her for self promoting. sheshe2 Jun 9 #56

Hmmm, ya know, I don't think she murdered any kids or is involved in a genocide operation.. hmmm Exp Jun 9 #60

Is that suppose to mean something in response to my post? sheshe2 Jun 9 #61

You said you has observed a lot in 2 years. Surely you observed over 50,000 Palestinians killed muriel_volestrangler Jun 10 #74

It was about a truckload, according to other Israeli sources. AloeVera Jun 10 #78

Indeed. We're talking about the genocide and ethnic cleansing aren't we? AloeVera Jun 10 #83

We are takling about Greta plastered all over the news media. Beastly Boy Jun 10 #84

That's unintentionally funny. In light of what I said. AloeVera Jun 10 #85

The funny part was totally intentional. Beastly Boy Jun 10 #86

Not sure you understand the concept of standing up for your beliefs, even at personal cost. AloeVera Jun 10 #87

It is ironic to the extreme to bring up personal cost in the context of a publicity stunt. Beastly Boy Jun 10 #90

Nice of you not to object to autistics. AloeVera Jun 10 #94

Why would I object to autistics? And why are you presuming I know nothing about autism? Beastly Boy Jun 10 #95

Aspergers was eliminated as a separate condition years ago. AloeVera Jun 10 #96

It was not eliminated. It was included in the spectrum. Beastly Boy Jun 10 #97

FUCKERS!! The citizens of the U.S. must demand that we STOP supporting the IDF! This is and has always been Exp Jun 9 #10

Setting all comments regarding IDF's carnal dexterity aside, Beastly Boy Jun 9 #19

It's long past time for economic sanctions and an arms embargo Rob H. Jun 9 #26

Hamas supported propaganda photo op. nt LexVegas Jun 9 #27

If Israel didn't refuse reporters access iemanja Jun 9 #40

"which is among the deadliest and most destructive since World War II" I doubt it makes the top 10 EX500rider Jun 9 #30

I'm sorry, but I'm not following the point you are trying to make. Doodley Jun 10 #67

That was a quote from the article EX500rider Jun 10 #71

Wrong. Gaza is worse than the previous record-holder, the Second Congo War. AloeVera Jun 10 #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 Jun 10 #91

Pls see my edit just now. AloeVera Jun 10 #92

The 5 million comes from the follow-on deaths from disease and malnutrition. AloeVera Jun 10 #93

It breaks my heart MorbidButterflyTat Jun 9 #34

Starving and burning babies is a deliberate act of genocide. AloeVera Jun 9 #37

What's wrong with a publicity stunt to bring attention to people being maimed. starved, displaced or slaughtered? Doodley Jun 10 #68

Did the Greensboro Four stage a publicity stunt? AloeVera Jun 10 #82

The cowardly "selfie yacht" publicity stunt crew. . . Richard D Jun 9 #35

In the past week while this "aid flotilla" was underway Mosby Jun 9 #38

What makes a "real human rights organization"? iemanja Jun 9 #43

Link Mosby Jun 9 #50

Thank you iemanja Jun 9 #58

How many days in a week are there? And how many people in Gaza? Doodley Jun 10 #70

This is about feeding starving people iemanja Jun 9 #41

This is about a publicity stunt. Beastly Boy Jun 9 #44

No, it wasn't.. Richard D Jun 9 #49

Israel children enid602 Jun 9 #54

Any. Richard D Jun 9 #55

I suppose Gazan children are killed for publicity stunts too? iemanja Jun 9 #59

So Greta Thunberg is the problem? There's no benefit in bringing more attention to what is going on in Gaza? Doodley Jun 10 #69

There are clearly many people around the world who want no attention on Gaza at all muriel_volestrangler Jun 10 #75

We are all Democrats here, so why can't we at least agree that what is happening in Gaza is unacceptable? Doodley Jun 10 #64

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

Maybe Israel did her a favor. What if that boat had landed in Gaza? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 10 #98