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Greta Thunberg refuses to watch Oct. 7 footage after flotilla stopped (www.jpost.com)

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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."

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[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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.

[-] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

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.