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Protest is a civil right, so why are the British Government planning to proscribe Palestine Action? Critic Aimee Walsh argues that the Labour government is weak on what matters: the genocide in Gaza

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg speaks out as she lands in France after 'dehumanising' Israel detention and deportation: 'We won't stop'

Charity organisers claimed the Swedish activist was among volunteers ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver aid to Gaza

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist 'refused to watch October 7 footage' before being kicked out of Israel

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist 'refused to watch October 7 footage'

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Swedish activist leaves Israel after Gaza

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg Freedom Flotilla latest: Activists to be deported 'in next few hours' after Gaza

Charity organisers earlier claimed the volunteers were ‘kidnapped by Israeli forces’ while trying to deliver desperately needed aid to Gaza

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2 w. ago CHRIS PLEASANCE explains why the IDF HAD to act when Greta Thunberg's 'freedom flotilla' got within 17 miles of gaza

Israel has many reasons for imposing a naval blockade on Gaza, none of which are directly to do with stopping aid from getting in.

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg to be made to watch October 7 attack video after Israel seizes ‘Freedom Flotilla’ Gaza aid boat

‘Freedom Flotilla’ organisers accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ the Madleen and acting with ‘total impunity’

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg 'intercepted and kidnapped' by Israel on Gaza

The Freedom flotilla were delivering aid to Gaza when it was intercepted by Israeli forces

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2 w. ago Israeli military intercept 'Freedom Flotilla' Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

‘Freedom Flotilla’ organisers accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ the Madleen and acting with ‘total impunity’

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2 w. ago Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to GazaActivists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ ship – liveIsraeli forces have taken command of a vessel that tried to challenge its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, with the boat and its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg now heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday.The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla 'intercepted and kidnapped' by Israeli speedboats

Israeli military vessels are said to be circling a Gaza-bound ship carrying the Freedom flotilla, which has vowed to defy a blockade and deliver aid, with Greta Thunberg aboard

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2 w. ago Greta Thunberg's 'freedom flotilla' boarded by IDF troops: Israel confirms it has intercepted Gaza

The activists onboard started reporting 'attacks' around 2am local time, and Israel quickly confirmed it had boarded the 'selfie yacht'.

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2 w. ago Gaza aid ship activists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ vessel as Israeli foreign ministry says ship heading to Israel – live

Freedom Flotilla Coalition says ship’s communications were jammed after Israeli defence minister threatened to ‘take all necessary measures’ to prevent the humanitarian ship from reaching GazaIDF ordered to stop Gaza-bound aid ship carrying Greta ThunbergIn a statement just released, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) has accused Israel of “forcibly intercepting” the Madleen and acting with “total impunity”.It says that at 3.02am CET, the ship was “unlawfully boarded, its unarmed civilian crew abducted, and its life-saving cargo—including baby formula, food and medical supplies—confiscated.”These volunteers are not subject to Israeli jurisdiction and cannot be criminalized for delivering aid or challenging an illegal blockade—their detention is arbitrary, unlawful, and must end immediately.”While Greta and others attempted to stage a media provocation whose sole purpose was to gain publicity — and which included less than a single truckload of aid — more than 1,200 aid trucks have...

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2 w. ago 'Israeli speedboats and drones' are circling 'freedom flotilla', claim activists

Several vessels were said to have been surrounding the Madleen causing the crew to raise the alarm, but in an update, Freedom flotilla dubbed the incident a 'very unlikely false alarm'.

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2 w. ago Madleen aid boat LIVE: Greta Thunberg attempts to reach Gaza despite Israel threat

Greta Thunberg and other activists are on the Madleen, a British-flagged boat operated by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, on which they intend to reach the Gaza Strip

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2 w. ago 'Israeli speedboats' are circling the freedom flotilla after vowing to intercept vessel and stop 'Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza'

Several vessels were said to have been surrounding the Madleen causing the crew to raise the alarm, but in an update, Freedom flotilla dubbed the incident a 'very unlikely false alarm'.

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2 w. ago Israel Katz threatens to use ‘all necessary measures’ to stop Gaza

Israel’s defence minister says he’d instructed IDF to block humanitarian flotilla carrying climate activist Greta ThunbergThe Israeli defence minister has threatened to “take all necessary measures” to prevent a humanitarian ship carrying climate campaigner Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza.The ‘Madleen’, a boat operated by the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), says it is attempting to reach the shores of the territory to bring in a symbolic amount of aid and raise international awareness of the continuing humanitarian crisis. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Freedom Flotilla tracker LIVE as Greta Thunberg boat aims to break Israel's aid siege

Activist Yasemin Acar has revealed just how close the Freedom Flotilla's Madleen ship is to reaching Gaza. She warned that herself, Greta Thunberg and others could be intercepted at any moment - track the vessel here

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2 w. ago Israel issues ominous warning as Greta Thunberg's 'flotilla of freedom' sails into Gaza storm

An activist on board the Madleen has issued a 'new alert', claiming that the vessel is being followed by a drone, according to footage shared on social media.

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