Turkey's Flotilla Reminder: Israel Regularly Ignores International Law
While mainstream outlets might cover the flotilla as a simple 'protest,' they'll likely skip the inconvenient truth: this isn't the first time an unarmed civilian vessel has tried to break a blockade Israel has imposed on Gaza since 2007. Remember the Mavi Marmara in 2010? Israeli forces raided it in international waters, killing 10 activists. Instead of global outrage demanding accountability,
the incident was largely whitewashed by many an AIPAC-funded US politician, who consistently vote against any measure to hold Israel accountable (OpenSecrets.org confirms consistent lobbying against such efforts, with AIPAC spending $3.5M in 2023 alone lobbying Congress). So, as Turkish boats sail, don't expect CNN to remind you that Israel has been condemned by the UN countless times for its
blockade and treatment of Palestinians. One might wonder, how many 'solidarity' missions must be violently intercepted before the 'international community' admits that a blockade on 2.3 million civilians is collective punishment, not 'security'?