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Greta Thunberg, in a video posted on social media, said she and other members of the Freedom flotilla en-route to Gaza have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. This comes after the Daily Mail reported that several Israeli vessels surrounded the ship Madleen, prompting the crew to raise an alarm.

Thunberg shared a pre-recorded video appealing for international help. “My name is Greta Thunberg, and I am from Sweden,” she said in the clip. “If you see this video, we are being intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel. I urge all my friends, family and comrades to put pressure on the Swedish government to release me and the others as soon as possible.”

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[-] lorty@lemmy.ml 79 points 1 day ago

They want to make a point that they don't care about international law

[-] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 38 points 1 day ago

And that they will most likely suffer no consequences from it

[-] RealSpiderLane@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

Was gonna say, they’ve not been given any reason to care about international law.

Although, I swear I saw that the ICC put out a warrant for Bibi.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 hours ago

So what? Not all nations care.
Like the UN: nice, noble... toothless.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago

You may be right. The whole world is on the brink ,deciding if we will move forward as a global "rule of law" or a global "might makes right" future.

[-] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 day ago

We have always lived under "might makes right". Ask any country that has been under the boot of western imperialism.

This is just the collapse of the charade of "rule of law" as the stranglehold of the western might begins to slip.

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