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An estimated Twenty-seven ships to set sail for Gaza from multiple ports to break Israel’s siege on the enclave.

This will be activist Greta Thunberg’s second mission, having been taken captive by Israel earlier this year when her ship and fellow crew members were sprayed with illicit chemicals and boarded unlawfully in international waters. The Handala and her crew also suffered a similar fate earlier this summer.

Dozens of people gathered on Saturday at the port of Barcelona where a flotilla will set sail for Gaza on Sunday. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is hoping to break… the naval blockade imposed by Israel along the coast of the Gaza Strip since 2007... (AP video and production by Hernan Munoz)

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Largest flotilla for Gaza hopes to pressure Israel to end blockade

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[-] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Lotta fuckin nerve, that one has, to willingly subject herself to being attacked by the Israeli military AGAIN…People should remember this shit when they hear people in the Rogan-sphere calling her a “crisis actor” or “new world order shill”, or whatever dumb shit they’ll inevitably say.

She’s got more morals and conviction than any of those little bitches.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Other volunteers are as valuable

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

Agreed, but there's no one on board with the same public face as Greta.

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[-] sunbytes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Rogan said they were going to turn Greta into "hamburger".

Because he's so charming.

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[-] kapulsa@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago

She is the beacon of hope for humanity. She stands for the values that represent the best in us. And she not only tells us how it is, she leads the way.

[-] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago

She has powerful energy. She is the type of personality that will actually change this world, not internet complainers like you and me.

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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago
[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

-~~You are a much bigger one.~~

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago

Thank you, jeena. Very cool

[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 points 1 week ago

:D and I need glases, but still :D

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago
[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 points 1 week ago

Your question mark made me stop and wonder why you posted it. I reread my post and it looked correct to me. Then I thought hm, perhaps I misread something in the original. And indeed, it does not state "dumbass" like I read it just before I posted.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

it read either very sarcastically, or like you were wholesomely praising/flirting with prole for being a nice person

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I thought leena was flirting with prole as well.

If people can have insane relationships with LLMs, why can't we have our psychopathic relationships in our comment section /s

By the way, I like how you put spaces after and not before commas. Very hot.

[-] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The tumblrefaction of Lemmy begins!

[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You're a ~~fucking dumbass~~ person who made an honest mistake, and you should be ~~thrown into a woodchipper~~ commended for owning up to it.

I read it as she’s riding a Tortilla

[-] drmoose@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'd imagine it would get quite soggy by the time it gets there

[-] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean, that would be one way to grab the media spotlight! And draw attention to the issue.

[-] rickdg@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

red flag if you listen to Greta right now and go "I don't like her anymore"

[-] missphant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago

Greta woke up one day and chose to be staunchly on the right side of history, apparently an undesirable trait—to those on the wrong one.

[-] rickdg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I also think some people don't understand direct action as a valid escalation. Let's just hold up signs in the street forever.

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[-] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I always found her vaguely annoying but tbh that just means she's good at what she does because the whole purpose of activism is to make people uncomfortable with the status quo. Like ugh I know the world is a raging dumpster fire but can I just finish this day in stardew?

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[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

I hope it goes better for them this time.

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Well if they make it into Gaza then the likelihood they survive decreases dramatically, but I hope their journey is as successful as it is noble

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[-] wheezy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

It won't. But they know that; and they know the risks. On the contrary, they know it will likely be worse than last time.

Short of Yemen (Barak Allah) these are the only direct actions to stop the blockaid on Gaza. An entire world watching as a live streamed genocide occurs.

Yemen and these flotillas will be written about in history as historians analyze why so little was done to stop a genocide.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

I know. But I still hope.

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[-] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

They´re basically donating food and medicine to the IDF

[-] Knightfox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
[-] Hobo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'm confused cause that article says they already departed Barcelona after they had to turn around due to weather. Looks like the link was changed as well.

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/aid-flotilla-gaza-departs-barcelona-after-stormy-weather-turnaround-2025-09-01/

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[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Christ the /r/worldNews thread on this is wall to wall monkey screeching

[-] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 week ago

I think I misunderstood your remark at first, but I just took a brief peek at the comment section over on one of the Reddit posts. What I find funny is a lot of their crying/outrage/gotchyas actually justify the purpose of the flotilla and bring direct attention to many of the problems the mission seeks to highlight.

[-] Certamen@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

check r/israel, deranged individuals.

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[-] brachiosaurus@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Please upvote and make this post reach the front page

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