Footage posted to social media allegedly shows the Israel Defense Forces boarding the Global Sumud Flotilla boats. The ships, carrying 319 activists from dozens of nations, were about 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were surrounded, organisers say
Israel Defense Forces intercept Global Sumud Flotilla en route to Gaza – video
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2026/may/19/israel-intercepts-gaza-flotilla-idf-watch
16 Comments
Wispy2891@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 113d
I think Israel is the only country in the world that is legally allowed to publicly kidnap people in a different country with no warrant.
Can you imagine the outrage and the immediate action if Iran or Russia sent agents to kidnap people in Greek territory?
frongt@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 112d
Bruh the US recently kidnapped the goddamn president of a sovereign country
vga@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 113d
Can you imagine the outrage and immediate action if Russia kidnapped children from East Ukraine.
https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/fact-sheet-russias-kidnapping-and-re-education-of-ukraines-children/
Wispy2891@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 113d
That are war crimes done during an invasion, kidnapping citizens from another country while in another country is a different thing.
Even if they were terrorists on a wanted list (they weren't), the right course of action is to flag the local authorities and ask them to arrest, not send the army to invade and kidnap.
mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 112d
I don't have to imagine because the outrage exists and the west is punishing Russia for it while claimed to be outraged about Israel's actions but have a normal relation with it.
vga@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 110d
And you call that "immediate action"? I'm fine with you having opinions about countries, but don't act as if you're being impartial and logical about it.
mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 110d
You are projecting. It is you who is imperial and hypocritical sbout it
mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 112d
It is not legal even when all countries let it happen
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 112d
USA?!
kreskin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 110d
no USB. Is there another US?
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 110d
I mean "Israel" being the proxy for USA.
HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 113d
Fun fact: cracks are showing in the IDF, and Israeli political elites are already demanding a new draft code that includes the currently excluded Ultra Orthodox Jews., which is political suicide.
Here's hoping the entire state collapses asap and these genocidal freaks are sent to the Hague
Siegfried@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 112d
Why arent we just swarming them with drones carrying aid?
Maeve@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 112d
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/close-up-venomous-australian-rough-scaled-snake-forked-tongue-out-captivating-image-showcases-one-world-s-most-352493271.jpg
Wataba@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 113d
It is morally acceptable to beat Israelis to a pulp.
kreskin@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 110d
High seas piracy, followed by false imprisonment for things that arent crimes, and rape and beating of the detainees. And the US and EU countries whose citizens were abused and raped say and do nothing at all about it. But if you complain too loudly about it you're being antisemitic, which is evidently the worst thing you can be.