Irish flotilla guy Tadhg Hickey says he fears they might be “mass murdered” by Israel in the coming hours as they get closer to Gaza. He’s a comedian, so he’s joking. Right? pic.twitter.com/khnwr514wr
Greta’s Gaza Spanish flotilla crew are getting ready to be escorted into Ashdod Port, sit down for a viewing of October 7th footage, be handed warm challah sandwiches, take selfies with camels near the Dead Sea, and then be politely put on the next flight home. pic.twitter.com/oCIcTGYeRa
The large flotilla attempting to break the maritime blockade on the Gazoo Strip rejected Italia’s calls to stop late Tuesday, saying it was nearing a "critical zone" and expecting Israel to take action soon to stop its advance.
Meanwhile,
...back at the buffalo wallow, Standing Buffalo drew a bead on his old enemy and squeezed the trigger... Israeli authorities have been readying to intercept the many vessels and take the hundreds of activists to shore to be deported or detained, in a complex operation that could potentially come to a head during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in Judaism, which starts Wednesday evening.
The 47-boat Global Sumud Flotilla is set to reach the Strip this week. It is carrying over 500 activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta "Pippi" Thunberg ...an autistic sixteen year old Swedish expert on climate change, though I guess she's older now... , as well as parliamentarians and lawyers.
The Israeli Navy is set to intercept the boats, and in the past has done so well before the activists were able to get close to Gaza’s coast. Israel has previously dismissed the flotillas as publicity stunts, and on Tuesday, it accused some key participants of having ties to Hamas ..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,... The flotilla is approaching the 150-nautical-mile (172-mile, 278-kilometer) limit off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast. Flotilla participants told The News Agency that Dare Not be Named they expect Israeli authorities to intervene as they approach a "critical zone" late Tuesday. An Italian spokeswoman for the flotilla, Maria Elena Delia, said in a video on Instagram that "Israel will probably attack us tonight, because all the signals point to this happening."
The Sumud flotilla is being escorted by one Spanish and two Italian navy vessels, which their respective governments have clarified are not expected to use military force.
The Italian defense ministry said on Tuesday that the country’s ships would stop following the flotilla once it gets within 150 nautical miles of the shore.
And Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni urged the flotilla to stop immediately, saying that the aid mission could undermine hopes for peace based on US President Donald Trump ...Oh, noze! Not him!... ’s 20-point proposal for ending the war, rebuilding Gaza and moving toward limited Paleostinian statehood.
The organizers claimed the Italian statements amounted to "sabotage."
"[The Italian government] is choosing to escort us only to the point of danger and then try to peel us away, delivering us back to shore empty-handed, as Israel continues to slaughter and starve the Paleostinian people with complete impunity," the flotilla said in a statement. "We say again: the flotilla sails onward."
AFTER ACTIVISTS DETAINED, SOME VESSELS MAY BE SUNK
IDF front man Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin said last week that the Navy was ready to intercept the boats, although he noted that it would be a greater challenge than past flotilla attempts due to the number of vessels.
Due to the large number of vessels, the Navy is expected to board the boats, detain the activists, and bring them to one large Navy ship, and from there, bring them to Ashdod Port to be deported from the country. Some of the activists’ vessels may be towed to Ashdod Port as well, though military sources said they expect that some may be sunk at sea by the Navy.
Hebrew media reported Tuesday that some 600 coppers were taking part in the effort to take the participants, once they are brought to Ashdod Port, to a facility in southern Israel during Yom Kippur, and to then deport those who agree to be deported on Thursday evening.
Those who refuse will be dealt with by Interior Ministry staff using a special tribunal to be formed within the Ketziot jail, according to Channel 12.
The report added that around eight ambulances were set to be ready near the coast in case flotilla participants require medical attention, and that several hospitals have been put on high alert.
EXPOSED: Official Hamas documents found in the Gaza Strip - now revealed for the first time - prove Hamas’s direct involvement in the funding and execution of the “Sumud” flotilla to Gaza
Hamas documents that were discovered in the Gaza Strip, and are being revealed for the… pic.twitter.com/toyJlIXtVL
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Hamas documents that were discovered in the Gaza Strip, and are being revealed for the first time, show a direct link between the flotilla leaders and the Hamas terrorist organization.
While Hamas in the Gaza Strip is responsible for what happens inside the Strip, Hamas Abroad is responsible for activity outside the Gaza Strip, with emphasis on the PCPA organization, which is subordinate to Hamas and serves as a wing of the movement.
The PCPA (Palestinian Conference for Palestinians Abroad) was established in 2018 and functions as Hamas’ representative body abroad, operating de facto as Hamas’ embassies. The organization operates under the pretense of civilian cover and is responsible, on behalf of Hamas, for mobilizing actions against Israel, including violent demonstrations, marches against Israel, and demonstration and provocation flotillas.
The first official Hamas document was found in the Gaza Strip - a letter from 2021 signed by Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, directly and explicitly calling on the PCPA chairman for unity. In the letter, Haniyeh publicly endorses the PCPA organization. It should be noted that Israel designated the PCPA as a terrorist organization in 2021 due to it being a wing of Hamas.
The second official Hamas document is a list of PCPA operatives, some of whom are high-ranking well-known Hamas operatives. Among the names on the list are Zaher Birawi, who serves as Head of the PCPA’s Hamas sector in the UK, and who is known as a leader of the demonstration flotillas to the Gaza Strip over the past 15 years (number 19 in the document), and Saif Abu Kashk (number 25 in the document), an operative from the organization in Spain. This document was found in a Hamas outpost in the Gaza Strip and proves again their direct connection between the flotilla leaders and Hamas.
In addition to being a Hamas-aligned PCPA operative, Abu Kashk is the CEO of Cyber Neptune, a front company in Spain that owns dozens of the ships participating in the “Sumud” flotilla. Thus, these ships are secretly owned by Hamas.
#4
You're right. I watched the 3rd video
again --> Gotta say, if the sound is muted, it kinda resembles some kind of mating dance ritual ... with only thing missing the David Attenborough narration.
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#5
You serious?
⚠️🚨 URGENT!!! An Israeli military vessel just came across our boats intimidating, damaging our communication systems and doing very dangerous manouvers circling our lead boats ALMA and SIRIUS!
Despite the loss of electronic devices, no one has been injured and we KEEP ON GOING! pic.twitter.com/lAGN593Ub6
#8
There is a lot that goes in to sailing a boat. I suspect the Greta is not doing her share of that work. That is just a suspicion.
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#9
Well, it all brings back memories of Love-In rallies against USA involvrment in Vietnam. Afterwards, a lot of people acknowledged that their primary focus all along had been less about peace and more about trying to meet girls/guys.
In that 3rd video, the females are in the center, singing dancing (seated) and the males are gathered around them, observing, filming, keeping the rhythm.
I don't think one needs to be an expert in human courtship to make some educated guesses. Think I'm wacko? No prob, Ask a female friend what she sees in that vid clip.
Godspeed.
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#10
So, Earl, which one do you think is gonna hit on Greta?
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#11
A swarthy Tranny Turk
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#12
They are all stupid. Darwin laws applies here!
#13
Abu: Yikes. Perish the thought. But maybe that's the real reason why they offloaded her from the Cool Kids boat.
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WHAT DO these people do when they're not out sailing the Mediterranean, taking selfies. Do we know?
These folks don't seem to have jobs. Or schedules.
Must be nice.
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What will IDF do with the boats? Sell them, use them for an artificial reef ( environmentally superior solution) or hand them back to their jihadi- adjacent owners?
#16
According to Deep Seek, it depends on the orders the captain functions under
If the captain determines the vessels were used unlawfully, he can order them to be destroyed after the crew and passengers are seized and transferred to the naval ship, then to shore.
Knowing the Israelis, the members of the crews will spend some time in an Israeli prison, be fed, then sent home, preferably via El Al. The more gentle humiliation they can exercise, the better.
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Leonid Tsukanov
[REGNUM] US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a new plan to resolve the Gaza conflict. Unlike previous initiatives, it better reflects realities on the ground and even leaves Hamas some room to maneuver, allowing both sides to emerge from the protracted conflict with fewer losses.
On the other hand, the "Trump plan" (as the media has dubbed the new initiative) has several pitfalls. These, while threatening the overall sustainability of the deal, are not inconsistent with Israel's interests.
"REBOOTING INSTITUTIONS"
The new Gaza settlement plan consists of three stages. The first calls for an immediate ceasefire, the return of all hostages, and the withdrawal of forces from the line of contact.
Within the first 72 hours of the agreement, Hamas must return the living and dead hostages, explaining when each prisoner died.
In exchange, Tel Aviv agrees to release 250 prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment and 1,700 Palestinians detained after October 7, 2023.
At the same time, humanitarian aid will be sent to the Gaza Strip in full and through all available channels – by sea and land.
The restoration of social and critical infrastructure will also be organized. The provisional withdrawal line for Israeli forces during the first stage is the Gaza-Khan Yunis line.
The second stage envisages the withdrawal of the Israeli army (IDF) closer to the actual borders of the enclave, but maintaining a wide zone of control in the west of the strip, in the vicinity of Rafah and along the entire border with Egypt.
In parallel, a "reboot of Palestinian institutions" is planned: governance of the enclave will be transferred to a temporary committee overseen by an international "Peace Council," which, in addition to Trump, will be headed by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and several other European and Middle Eastern retirees.
The "Peace Council" will rely on an international peacekeeping contingent (which Trump has threatened to take away, almost personally) and a renewed system of Palestinian intelligence services, which is expected to be trained under the leadership of Europeans and the United States.
The displaced Hamas loyalists are guaranteed amnesty on the condition that they surrender their weapons or leave for a country willing to accept them.
The final stage entails a complete IDF withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, but with the creation of a reinforced "buffer zone." The parties have not yet agreed on how exactly this will be constructed, but since the discussion involves the use of "new operational points," it cannot be ruled out that some of the border security corridors will be maintained and further reinforced.
The border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt will remain under de facto Israeli control even after the conflict ends.
In essence, the US administration has decided to “reset” its previous initiative on Gaza—with the only difference being that the current version retains more points that coincide with the “Biden peace plan.”
And no one expects the Palestinians to fully agree this time: if Hamas rejects the agreement, implementation will begin in territories already controlled by Israel.
NETANYAHU APOLOGIZED
However, in order to give the American-Israeli agreements greater stability, it was necessary to secure the consent of the key Arab guarantors – Qatar and Egypt – to implement the “Trump plan.”
And convincing the first one to support the agreement turned out to be the most difficult.
Following the Israeli strike on Doha in early September 2025, when official Tel Aviv defied American security guarantees in its hunt for Hamas leaders, Qatar demonstratively distanced itself from the settlement, nursing a grudge.
Moreover, he began his own political game to strengthen the power of other Palestinian factions (including the leaders of the Palestinian National Authority), all to prevent an Israeli victory on their terms.
The increased activity of Doha's agents of influence in the West Bank has become an alarming signal for Tel Aviv, especially after the recent wave of recognitions of Palestine's right to its own state.
Qatar could well have become a lobbyist for the interests of the young state on the international stage, which (given its political weight and financial capabilities) would have created a serious obstacle for the Israelis to satisfying their regional ambitions.
As a result, Netanyahu decided (albeit not without pressure from Trump) to be the first to make peace.
During his visit to the White House, he called Doha and offered an official apology on behalf of the Israeli authorities to representatives of the House of Al-Thani, represented by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
However, there is reason to believe that the public call was preceded by a lengthy private conversation with the offended sheikhs, which is in keeping with Middle Eastern etiquette. Especially since a delegation of high-ranking Qatari negotiators arrived in the United States a couple of days before the meeting and visited the White House at the same time as Netanyahu.
So the telephone conversation between the two prime ministers became more of a formality, intended to draw a symbolic line under the recent conflict.
And the diplomatic pirouette worked perfectly: Qatar accepted the apology. And with it, the Egyptian authorities, who had feared that Cairo might be the next target of a "preemptive strike," also stopped complaining. The road to a settlement was once again open.
THE VOICE OF THE DISSATISFIED
The Israeli side's sudden compliance—including a willingness to eventually abandon the enclave—is explained by the approaching anniversary of the October 7 attack.
Two years after the conflict with Hamas began, Tel Aviv has failed to achieve any of its stated objectives: the hostages remain captive (some of whom are already dead), and the Palestinians retain combat capability and control over part of the enclave. A widespread mobilization of reservists has been announced across the country.
All this does not find understanding among the population, which has already been repeatedly promised a “quick, forceful solution” to the crisis.
Moreover, the military resources available to the Israelis are not a panacea. Specifically, the Israeli General Staff recently reported to Netanyahu that, despite the increasing pace of the offensive in Gaza, the IDF will not be able to achieve "absolute victory" over Hamas militarily.
The worst possible outcome is to return to the status quo of 2024, when IDF operational corridors were established through the enclave, but Hamas resistance beyond them was not broken. This is a significant departure from Netanyahu's promise to "defeat the enemy once and for all."
In this context, Trump's proposal looks like a salvation for the current government from the looming impasse.
At the same time, among Netanyahu’s allies, there were many who met the prime minister’s recent decisions with hostility.
Predictably, the first to speak out against the "Trump plan" were the hawks—National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. They called the US initiative a "plan for defeat and disaster," vowing to leave the ruling coalition (and thereby bring it to the brink of legitimacy) if Netanyahu did not heed their position.
They were joined by the head of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, Avigdor Lieberman, who stated that the apologies to the Qataris (who, moreover, still have not condemned the actions of Hamas) are a manifestation of the weakness of the ruling elites and their attempt to save their reputation from the consequences of military defeat.
Leaders of religious parties (in particular, Shas) also expressed negative opinions, but they saw Netanyahu's maneuvers not as a concern for his own reputation, but as an attempt to distract public attention from domestic political problems in order to finally deal with the Orthodox protesters.
At the same time, the prime minister was not left without allies.
For example, one of the leaders of the parliamentary opposition, former Prime Minister Yair Lapid, has already promised to provide the authorities with a "safety net" of votes from parties loyal to him, in order to prevent the agreement from being torpedoed by right-wing hawks and the ultra-Orthodox.
For the sake of the "common good," Netanyahu's longtime adversary decided to temporarily put their feud aside. His move was supported by other opposition heavyweights, Naftali Bennett and Benny Gantz.
However, the Israeli prime minister still doesn't want to take any risks, and so he's only submitting a portion of the plan—the hostage release and the organization of new exchanges with Hamas—to the government for approval. The military component of the plan is de facto off-limits.
MONOPOLY OF POWER
Although the new Gaza plan appears more “Palestine-Friendly” (as US officials put it) than previous ones and has every chance of being implemented, it contains a number of important caveats.
Firstly, the US still does not recognize the independence of Palestine and is ready to literally create an alternative entity in the Gaza Strip (loyal to Israel), rather than return these territories to the control of Ramallah.
This is a major diplomatic victory for Israel, which now has the opportunity to dictate new conditions to the West Bank to end the confrontation.
Secondly, even after withdrawing its main forces from the enclave, Israel will retain a "monopoly of force" within the established buffer zone. Its security services will continue to be able to influence the development of Palestinian institutions and participate in the formation of local security agencies on par with the United States. This opens up new opportunities for Tel Aviv to divide Palestinian factions.
Finally, the agreement is once again based solely on US guarantees and can be revised "in one day" if Washington decides that Hamas is not complying with the terms quickly enough. In that case, as before, the plan's implementation could be limited to the first phase.
Related Facebook Reel: An opinion from Israel. Note that Einav Avizemer is a Yemenite-Israeli, so does not have the traditional European hang-ups.
#2
The Sharonization of Trump Like Sharon's belief in the Disengagement's power to bring peace, Jared Kushner - and Trump - think that a piece of paper with “Plan” written on it is going to make any difference whatsoever in the brutal Middle East.
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..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
