Far-right Israeli minister abuses and terrorizes handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists for days | BBC News

2026-05-23 10:42 UTC

Far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir abuses and terrorizes handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists for days | BBC News That israeli minister Ben-Gvir posted the abuse on his own twitter account: xcancel.com/itamarbengvir/…/2057046925417824697#m If they do this to human rights activists in broad daylight, imagine what they do to Palestinians when none is looking… When journalists, aid workers, and civilians seeking to provide humanitarian aid are detained, mistreated, or intimidated, the international community must not remain silent. Human rights are not a selective principle that applies only when it is politically convenient. It is precisely in difficult times that the rule of law must be upheld. The question is not only what happened, but also why so many governments and politicians continue to look the other way as more and more testimonies come to light. History will judge not only those who committed injustices, but also those who remained silent while it was happening. Dutch News reporter who joined Flotilla shares his experience: youtube.com/shorts/iBEddBAuDR0 Injuries: reddit.com/…/turkish_flotilla_activists_have_fina… BBC video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjRwBcbuubU Why is Trump protecting Israels abuse and terror from European sanctions? Americans cant be bothered to force trumps hand with strikes? Meanwhile Europeans: (who also strike for way less)

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@theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2026-05-23 14:05

Ben-Gvir plays the role of scapegoat for the entire apartheid regime here. He's the easy to condemn lunatic that allows pro-apartheid western politicians to appear like they are doing something.

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@Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-23 15:03

It's interesting that mainstream TV news in the country I'm in - Portugal - was (finally) literally outright saying those people were "kidnapped by the Israeli Authorities in international waters". You will notice that the BBC, of course, just says the flotilla was "intercepted" and these people were "detained", never once calling the victims actually "victims" (Really! Search for it in the text: the word does not appear once) and instead calling them "activists" and "participants".

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@vivalapivo@lemmy.today 2026-05-23 11:32

You know it's fucked up when bibi started to call him off

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@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2026-05-23 13:36

It's always these old, limpdick, unimpressive pieces of refuse who really, really enjoy fucking with people who can't fight back. Reminds me of the people here in the US who think they're the master race, but obviously haven't gone for a jog since grade school.

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@phoenixz@lemmy.ca 2026-05-23 15:32

What can I say beyond that this guy needs to be tossed in front of the icc and then locked up forever

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@Fmstrat@lemmy.world 2026-05-24 11:31

> Americans cant be bothered to force trumps hand with strikes? Meanwhile Europeans: (who also strike for way less) There are many differences between the governance of the population of America and Europe that lead to this discrepancy. Many articles have been written on the reasons why strikes have died off since the 40s that haven't changed since then, some as simple as employment sponsored healthcare, other more complex like legal shifts around consequences and unions.

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