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Greta Thunberg speaks before departure of flotilla carrying aid to Gaza

An estimated Twenty-seven ships to set sail for Gaza from multiple ports to break Israel’s siege on the enclave.

This will be activist Greta Thunberg’s second mission, having been taken captive by Israel earlier this year when her ship and fellow crew members were sprayed with illicit chemicals and boarded unlawfully in international waters. The Handala and her crew also suffered a similar fate earlier this summer.

Dozens of people gathered on Saturday at the port of Barcelona where a flotilla will set sail for Gaza on Sunday. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is hoping to break… the naval blockade imposed by Israel along the coast of the Gaza Strip since 2007... (AP video and production by Hernan Munoz)

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It already turned around due to bad weather
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/aid-flotilla-heading-gaza-returns-barcelona-due-stormy-weather-2025-09-01/
- I'm confused cause that article says they already departed Barcelona after they had to turn around due to weather. Looks like the link was changed as well.
  https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/aid-flotilla-gaza-departs-barcelona-after-stormy-weather-turnaround-2025-09-01/
  
  My only guess would be that the flotilla relaunched faster than anyone thought it would so the writer just updated the article. Looks like they departed Sunday, turned back on Monday, and relaunched within the same day (maybe even just a few hours).
  
  Wow that is curious. The article itself changed. Don’t they usually include “update” or “changed to include” and a time stamp when that happens? Or am I just not seeing it? When I read it the first time it definitely didn’t talk about leaving port again. If memory serves it said they had to turn around due to weather and it was unclear if or when they’d leave again. Now it says,
  “A flotilla of dozens of boats loaded with aid for Gaza departed Barcelona port on Monday evening after stormy weather forced them to return to port earlier, Reuters footage showed.”
  Strange. But glad to know they’re underway.
- LMAO
- Lol
She is the beacon of hope for humanity. She stands for the values that represent the best in us. And she not only tells us how it is, she leads the way.
Lotta fuckin nerve, that one has, to willingly subject herself to being attacked by the Israeli military AGAIN…People should remember this shit when they hear people in the Rogan-sphere calling her a “crisis actor” or “new world order shill”, or what dumb shit they’ll inevitably say.
She’s got more morals and conviction that any of those little bitches.
- Other volunteers are as valuable
  
  Agreed, but there's no one on board with the same public face as Greta.
  
  ... if not more so.
  Greta brings awareness but I'm not sure what capabilities she brings to the flotilla.
  She's also less likely to be disappeared than others.
- Rogan said they were going to turn Greta into "hamburger".
  Because he's so charming.
  
  Do you watch things made by people you dislike to stay upset?
She has powerful energy. She is the type of personality that will actually change this world, not internet complainers like you and me.
- We are "complaining" on a revolutionary decentralized app that is challenging evil corporations and their monopoly on information. Everyone can do his part, upvote serious threads like this one and help lemmy grow
  
  This is how you justify inaction. Pretending shitposting is a revolutionary act, what a joke. And almost 40 basement dwellers agree.
  We're fucking cooked and some of you think you're actually fighting.
  
  Nah, dude, you aren't doing shit here. Stop justifying ineptitude and reluctance. She's out there making tangible changes, you are here tapping buttons.
She's a fucking badass
- -~~You are a much bigger one.~~
  
  Thank you, jeena. Very cool
  
  ?
- You voted for genociders
  Nah.
red flag if you listen to Greta right now and go "I don't like her anymore"
- I always found her vaguely annoying but tbh that just means she's good at what she does because the whole purpose of activism is to make people uncomfortable with the status quo. Like ugh I know the world is a raging dumpster fire but can I just finish this day in stardew?
  
  She isnt the one making it a dumpster fire so I dont get your point at all
- Greta woke up one day and chose to be staunchly on the right side of history, apparently an undesirable trait—to those on the wrong one.
  
  I also think some people don't understand direct action as a valid escalation. Let's just hold up signs in the street forever.
I read it as she’s riding a Tortilla
- I'd imagine it would get quite soggy by the time it gets there
- I mean, that would be one way to grab the media spotlight! And draw attention to the issue.
I hope it goes better for them this time.
- It won't. But they know that; and they know the risks. On the contrary, they know it will likely be worse than last time.
  Short of Yemen (Barak Allah) these are the only direct actions to stop the blockaid on Gaza. An entire world watching as a live streamed genocide occurs.
  Yemen and these flotillas will be written about in history as historians analyze why so little was done to stop a genocide.
  
  Yemen and these flotillas will be written about in history as historians analyze why so little was done to stop a genocide.
  History is written by the victors, but i hope you're right.
  
  I know. But I still hope.
- Well if they make it into Gaza then the likelihood they survive decreases dramatically, but I hope their journey is as successful as it is noble
  
  Why? You’re not implying Gazans mean them harm are you? I know more than one family that would lay down their lives to defend people like this. They’re not idiots. They absolutely understand the optics and global importance of this style of activism.
- They´re basically donating food and medicine to the IDF
  
  Thr cost of the flotilla is alot less expensive thrn the operation to intercept them, kidnap them and bringing back to their countries
Christ the /r/worldNews thread on this is wall to wall monkey screeching
- I think I misunderstood your remark at first, but I just took a brief peek at the comment section over on one of the Reddit posts. What I find funny is a lot of their crying/outrage/gotchyas actually justify the purpose of the flotilla and bring direct attention to many of the problems the mission seeks to highlight.
- check r/israel, deranged individuals.
- For the first time in years I feel the urge to check reddit.com...
  
  I’ll save you the trouble. The majority of the arguements fall into the usual categories it’s “performative”, “it won’t matter any way”, “it’s a ‘war’ zone”, they’re all just “taking pleasure cruises on yachts” that “they aren’t even carrying aid”, that “Greta’s just a rich spoiled brat and it’s European rich kids having fun” etc. And of course the full fledged backing of Israel(which is basically confessing Israel has an obligation to provide for “their” territory and are failing to do so).
  Basically “DiRtY HipPiESssssssss” is their “strongest” counter-arguement. The rest are just proving the point how ridiculous Israel is and how world governments are complicit.
Please upvote and make this post reach the front page
It takes just one brave soul
- Let not just make it sbout Greta, she is great but other volunteers are also as valuable
  
  Zero coverage on Chris Smalls from the corporate media. Dude was literally tortured by the IOF.
  I respect Greta. Don't get me wrong. It's actually amazing that someone that came from a wealthy family did not just end up being another shitlib telling us to stop using plastic straws to save the planet.
  It's a testament to her moral compass that it lead her to be radicalized.
  If the liberals avoid talking about you and the conservatives hate you then you're doing something right.
  But Smalls has always been ignored by the Liberals (unless they could use him as a winning point after the fact). Greta was meant to be a symbol of the liberals form of climate change inaction (but she didn't play ball and was largely dropped). They can't avoid talking about her as easily because the conservatives hate her.
  Conservatives hate Smalls but they largely just don't know who he is. So the liberals can ignore him more easily.
  
  agreed
- … And her 27 ship flotilla
  
  It's not her ships. She is just one of msny couragous volunteers
This time do it with poisoned food, so when it’s confiscated, hopefully those Israeli dogs eat it.
My, Greta has grown up.

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