The Gaza Flotilla Has Protection Now – And Israel’s Not Happy

Описание: So the Sumud Flotilla has set sail again — but this time, it’s not just a handful of activists daring Israel’s blockade - they've got help.
Right, so here we are again. A handful of boats filled with civilians — students, trade unionists, Greta Thunberg — sailing with baby formula and bandages, and Israel shaking with rage as though they were an armada of destroyers. What terrifies Tel Aviv, just as was the case with every previous flotilla isn’t the cargo; it’s the cameras, the flags, the audacity, the attention. It takes away from their victim status. Every flotilla Israel brands as a terrorist plot, yet this time the supposed “terrorists” are parliamentarians, pensioners, activists with GoPros. But for once, the usual silence has cracked here, because where the world has watched previous boats seeking to break the siege of Gaza make their way across the Med in silence, even after said boats get captured in international war by Israel in what are acts of piracy. This time Sixteen nations, from Spain to South Africa, Brazil to Bangladesh, have effectively declared themselves the Flotilla’s bodyguards. Not frigates or fighter jets, but something harder for Israel to dismiss: political cover. If Israel attacks, it won’t just be Gaza under fire but the sovereignty of half the globe, many of whom have their own citizens aboard these boats. But the question that remains when it comes to the crunch, is will these bodyguards hold the line?
Right, so picture the scene. Dozens of ships strung out across the Mediterranean, patched together from Tunisian harbours, Spanish ports, and soon to be joined by more from Italy and the Greek islands. This is of course not a naval convoy, not a show of force by an empire, but a fleet of civilians. Students, trade unionists, parliamentarians, cultural figures.

►SOURCES:
PRESS TV: Sixteen nations warn Israel against attacking Gaza-bound aid flotilla; Paris protesters rally in solidarity with Gaza Flotilla; Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Israel’s siege of Gaza
QUDS NEWS NETWORK: 16 Countries Warn Against Attacks on Gaza Sumud Flotilla After Repeated Israeli Assaults on Previous Missions; “Silent Regimes Have Failed Us”: Maghreb Flotilla Calls Out Arab Governments, Vows Solidarity with Gaza
THE CRADLE: Sixteen nations warn Israel against launching new attacks on Sumud Flotilla for Gaza; Sumud Flotilla departs Tunisia to break Gaza blockade
AL JAZEERA: Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Gaza blockade
HUMAN RIGHTS AT SEA: Are Humanitarian Activists of the Global Sumud Flotilla prepared for Israeli Use of Force?
AP: Italy tells Israel to respect rights of Italian activists on Gaza flotilla after boat attack
MIDDLE EAST EYE: Turkey, Spain and 14 others warn against attacks on Gaza Sumud Flotilla
JOINT STATEMENT (SPANISH MINISTRY): Statement by Spain and 15 other countries on the flotilla to Gaza

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