Israeli authorities screened footage of Hamas’s October 7 atrocities to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other pro-Palestinian flotilla participants upon their arrival in Ashdod on Monday, shortly after the IDF intercepted their ship, the Madleen, in international waters.

According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the activists refused to continue watching the film after seeing the brutality of the attacks.

"These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,” Katz said. “They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, the elderly, and children.”

The activists were given the option to sign a voluntary departure form or face arrest after 96 hours. Among those refusing to leave is French MEP Rima Hassan.

Hassan has previously drawn wide criticism for her denial that the Bibas family, excluding Yarden Bibas, were murdered, her claim that the October 7 massacre was “legitimate” and her insistence that Palestinians in Europe should be allowed to join the “resistance.”

  • Reddfugee42@lemmy.world
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    Remember, kids, nothing Israel has done justifies October 7th, but also, October 7th justifies everything Israel is doing.

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    So Israel is doing the „But they are doing it too!” thing

    Are we in kindergarten or what?

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    There’s no footage from October 7th that comes close to what happens in Gaza every fucking day.

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    According to Defense Minister Israel Katz, the activists refused to continue watching the film after seeing the brutality of the attacks.

    So this headline is probably a lie.

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    "These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,”

    weren’t they just bringing food and supplies for normies on the strip?

    TIL everyone in Gaza is Hamas

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      Oh you want to bring people food and medicine???!!? 🤔😬😬

      You should watch this fake video I made about them first, then you’ll change your mind.😏

      /s

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        I’ve seen first-person clips of October 2023 atrocities attributed to Hamas.

        Do you have any idea if those are real or not? Given how self-incriminating those would be, I find it odd that Hamas would upload those videos.

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          If they’re coming from Israeli-military-affiliated, I’m 100% not believing due to the source. Not trusting anything that comes from child-murderers.

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      TIL everyone in Gaza is Hamas

      Well Israel has been openly claiming it for years. So we’ll done.

      Just like questioning the acts of the Israel government. Is an attack on every Jewish person. Even if Jewish folks object.

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    "These antisemitic flotilla activists closed their eyes to the truth and once again proved they prefer the murderers over the victims,” Katz said. “They continue to ignore the atrocities committed by Hamas against Jewish and Israeli women, the elderly, and children.”

    They refused to watch videos of atrocities that aren’t part of the videos, such as the murders of babies (unfounded) and mass sexual violence (unfounded). They must hate Jews. They certainly aren’t protesting the genocide of Palestinians. It can’t be that. /s

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      At leat in A Clockwork Orange the point of the footage wasn’t to try to persuade them that violence is good.

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          There are two endings. In both, the brainwashing treatment temporarily prevents the main character from committing violence.

          In the movie after he tries to commit suicide he wakes up in hospital and the effect of the brainwashing has worn off so he goes back to violence.

          In the book the government undo the brainwashing in a bid to get him to support them but he later loses the urges all on his own.

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    Isreal knew Oct 7 was coming.

    Source: I know this sounds crazy but trust me

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      They did, it has been proven beyond any doubt because they openly admitted it. They also willfully ignored warnings from military officials. Also the pager operation was already in progress months before Oct 7 so they were planning all out war with the whole region for a while.

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        Yep, they also purposefully moved the festival closer to Gaza. The organisers is known to have Mossad connections

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    Peaceful protestor held at gunpoint refuses to watch violent propaganda.

    As such, branded as hypocrite.

    Modern politics.

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      Delivering baby formula to certain people seen specifically as a form of protest by all media.

      Modern politics.

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    Are the Jewish nazis trying to guilt trip them into helping their genocide? Before you even say anything what’s the difference between a free range cage and a cage? The comfort level of the animal. A lot easier to gun down when you say it’s safe here

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      what’s the difference between a free range cage and a cage? The comfort level of the animal.

      I think you are making a rhetorical point unrelated to animal welfare, but in point of fact, “free range” hens do not enjoy a meaningfully greater level of comfort. The only way to reduce these suffering of exploited vulnerable individuals is not to pay for their exploitation in the first place.

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        You and I both know it’s the marketing of the comfort level of the chicken but there is no such thing in reality under industrialism. Nobody is under a rock here.