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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    Is no one going to say or do anything about the fact that Israel illegally “intercepted” another ship in international waters?

    Also arrested for what? They weren’t even under Israeli jurisdiction when picked up.

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      The entire earth’s waters are under the USA’s jurisdiction, didn’t you know? Maybe you should read some more CNN news stories about China’s evil navy trying to take over the South China Sea from the USA, who obviously should have more control over the South China Sea than China does. And the Israeli Navy is just another branch of the American Navy, which has the second largest air force in the world (after the American Air Force).

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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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    October 7 atrocities

    Israel has been doing october 7 numbers daily for over a year now. Even if hamas managed to do 100x the numbers on the day it still wouldnt justify this unlimited childmelting that israhell is doing.

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      I’m always reminded that CBC was including a graph of Israeli & Palestinian deaths after October 7 in their reporting on Gaza. They quietly stopped including it when Palestinian deaths dwarfed Israeli deaths and made it clear that Israel was killing indiscriminately

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

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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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    Isreal knew Oct 7 was coming.

    Source: I know this sounds crazy but trust me

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    voluntary departure form

    I bet that form is basically a declaration of allegiance to the entity and states that the zionists are pure innocent angels who’ve never done anything wrong and that every Palestinian is a ultra mega Nazi.

    Also, just the phrasing of being forced to sign a “”““voluntary””“” departure form or face indefinite brutal imprisonment after being kidnapped in international waters is so insane.

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    This unlawful attempt at forced brainwashing is truly scandalous and absolutely intolerable with its repugnant double standards.

    No one disputes that the terrorist attack by Hamas was brutal.

    Nevertheless, this by no means justifies the genocide being committed by Israel. There are also horrific images of this, of starving children, cold blooded murder of civilians and unbearable suffering - and Israel is even using every means at its disposal to prevent the world from seeing the full extent of their own atrocities.

    If Israel were to adhere even remotely to international law and human rights, Thunberg would not be there.

    It is absurd that this country continues to portray itself as the victim. They are the perpetrators and responsible for crimes against humanity.

    These savages who represent Israel are truly the scum of the earth.

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    “Yeah, I agree, that is horrible. I am literally just trying to keep more innocent people from suffering and dying…”

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      I’m assuming everyone here is smart enough to recognize and filter out the propaganda.

      What is left is Israelis boasting about their own war crimes.

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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.