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Greta #Thunberg was due to be on humanitarian aid ship attacked by suspected #Israeli drones while it was in international waters.
“I was part of the group who was supposed to board that boat today to continue the voyage towards Gaza, which is one of many attempts to open up a humanitarian corridor and to do our part to keep trying to break #Israel’s illegal siege on #Gaza,”
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Still much anger online about the attack on the Freedom Flotilla, a civilian unarmed ship attacked by drones while headed towards #Gaza, that Greta #Thunberg was in the process of boarding when the attack took place…but no official condemnation.#Israel has refused to comment and so the mainstream media goes silent and moves on.
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Assuming the radio silence from governments around the world right now is because they are currently assessing whether they dare condemn #Israel for carrying out a planned assassination attempt on renowned climate activist Greta #Thunberg.
This was an attack on an unarmed civilian ship in international waters attempting to provide aid to #Gaza.
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‘A spokeswoman for the NGO, Caoimhe Butterly, said the attack took place as the ship was preparing for activists to board from another vessel.
A transfer at sea had been planned rather than the ship going to harbour, for bureaucratic reasons, she said.’
The timing of this attack suggests the perpetrators had precise knowledge of the NGO operation.
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‘In comments to Times of Malta #Thunberg said the incident was "yet another crystal clear example of how international law and human rights are being completely disrespected".
Thunberg added that "too many people are being deliberately starved in #Gaza by #Israel", and it is everyone's responsibility to do everything in their power to try to stop that.
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I see Turkey has condemned this attack on an unarmed ship in international waters…nothing from any other governments.
“We condemn in the strongest terms this attack on a civilian ship,” it said, noting that there were “allegations that the ship was targeted by Israeli drones”.
What will be the UK’s response?
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