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Breaking: humanitarian flotilla accuses Italy of 'undermining' its mission (www.thecanary.co)

submitted 6 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/world@quokk.au

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"The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed us that the naval frigate shadowing our flotilla will soon issue a radio call, offering participants the “opportunity” to abandon ship and return to shore before reaching the so-called “critical zone.” Let us be absolutely clear: this is not protection. It is sabotage. It is an attempt to demoralize and fracture a peaceful humanitarian mission that governments have failed to take on themselves, even though it is their silence and complicity that led to this point."

"This is cowardice dressed up as diplomacy. If Italy truly sought to protect lives, it would not be acting as Israel’s enabler, nor would it pressure civilians to retreat. It would use its naval fleet to ensure the safe passage of peaceful volunteers to Gaza, to enforce international law, and to deliver life-saving supplies. Anything less is complicity."

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[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Israel should be treated like the houthis. Just like there is protections for commercial ship there should be protection for flotillas breaking illegal blockades

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The houthis deserve better.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago

They explicitly call for genocide in their motto.

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

Italian government is a joke, I'm ashamed to be represented by those fascist butt lickers

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Geez Louise Italy, WTF‽

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

They have a fasc-lite government right now (e.g. Georgia Meloni) so it isnt surprising. Trump's in the news everywhere but a lot of the world's democracies have seen increasing rightwing authoritarian parties.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Omg, those idiots 🤦‍♂️

You get just two countries actually step up for you and properly got your back.

Italy spending weeks giving strong warnings to Israel to leave the flotilla alone, arguably raising the tensions higher than what could've been. And then they're like, "Wouldn't have your back if we didn't let you know we're nearing the point of no return and got you covered if there's any second thoughts."

This is cowardice dressed up as diplomacy. If Italy truly sought to protect lives, it would not be acting as Israel’s enabler, nor would it pressure civilians to retreat. It would use its naval fleet to ensure the safe passage of peaceful volunteers to Gaza, to enforce international law, and to deliver life-saving supplies. Anything less is complicity.

That's psychotic.

Oh, Italy a.k.a. "Israel's enabler", there is no way you get out of this without being blamed for whatever happens next.

Meanwhile, the other country, Spain, taking notes. And over in Israel, Satan himself is having a chuckle as the only undermining of the flotilla was entirely self-inflicted, delivering this very valuable insight to the diplomacy table Italy's been trying to flex on.

This will be a shitshow.

[–] mrdown@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You are the idiot. Italy asked them to give up the aid and accused them of trying to ruin the peace efforts when israel is openly genocidal. Italy did not gave any strong warnings you idiot. Itsly signed the genocide convention they have the legal obligation of stopping the genocide in Gaza

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 6 months ago

Italy said give the aid directly to Israel and turn around, how is that having their back?

(and Spain just went until got closer to Israel and turned around)