Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Activists Blocked from Sailing to Gaza But Vow to Keep Trying to Break Siege
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Hundreds of activists aboard the Gaza Freedom Flotilla were blocked in Turkey on Saturday as they attempted to set sail for the besieged Palestinian territory with 5,500 tons of aid. Organizers say Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flagged ships under pressure from Israel and the United States. The Gaza Freedom Flotilla brings together a “cross-section of humanity” in hundreds of community leaders from all walks of life to raise awareness of Israel’s blockade of Gaza and rally support for its end. “We are determined to stop this by direct action” where international governments “have sadly failed,” says one of the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla, the Palestinian American human rights attorney Huwaida Arraf. “This is not the end. We are pursuing this legally and politically,” she says about this latest “minor setback.” Arraf was part of the previous iteration of the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla, in which 10 participants were killed in an attack from the Israeli Navy when it raided the ships in international waters.
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Crimes against humanity.
Mind Begs the Question: - If policies of Starvation,Death Camps,Gas Chambers/White Phosphorus,Pogroms,Ethnic Cleansing,etc are repeated - Doesn't amount to Holocaust?
The establishment of Israel from the beginning was an immoral act of violence. Many Jews didn't join as they couldn't countenance the barbaric take-over of Palestinian land and homes. Narcissistic entitlement and psychopathic inhumanity have been cornerstones of Israel's existance.
Appaling! Blocking humanitarian aid is plain EVIL!!🤬 🇮🇱👎👎🤮🤮
Pure evil
shame on Palestine too cowardly to offer its flag.🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳❤❤❤❤🥳🥳🥳🥳
The
Evil is real 💥
No israeli jew should know peace while they disrespect peace for others.
Cruelty!! Cruelty!!! CRUELTY!!!! Babies necessities should not be blocked. That’s beyond evil
You mean future terrorists
Blame H-mas and stop cry-ing.
By necessities, do you mean bombs.
@@elkobit7415You are a brainwashed and evil minded when you used excuses or false accusations to save an occupier and genocidal regime as IsraHELL 👿😡🤮👹,but Palestine will survive and will be free weather you like it or not🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸‼️
Such atrocities. We are ashamed to be a part of this world today😢😢
Joe Biden's loving it. He knows no shame. 😮
Then, be no part of this world, as Jesus said ( John 17: 16 )
Yet too much complacency as this shame has been happening since before you were born.
They tried to dehumanize the Palestinians, but the only people they dehumanized were themselves.
Exactly. They tried to tell Palestinian are animals and they themselves turned into Monster...
Mind Begs the Question: - If those once Dehumanized - Dehumanize others - Following on footsteps of their Oppressors,no?
Cannot dehumanize what was never human to start
Only Muslims would say that 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Read the Hamas Charter. It is like Mein Kampf.
Israel impunity needs to stop!!
Only if Americans clean their government from Zionists
Is the Flotilla not a flag in herself? She has the flag of humanity. She has the flag of majority of the world. The Flotilla must sail. She is sailing with the entire freedoms the earth has ever mustered. Long live the Flotilla.
Yep just use the UN flag
Viva 🙌
Yes. Humanity. Supporting Palestinian terrorism has nothing to do with being humane.
Lol
Yes ssss
People who are willing to sacrifice there lives for humanitarian cause is really touched the souls. Hope they'll be save on aiding operations for human kind. Missionary ✌️
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Blinken is traveling to keep the war going not stop ceasefire
Well said
He and Biden are warmongers of the highest degree
Yes sssss. He is👹👺👹
Exactly
"The nazis made me afraid of being Jewish and the zionists made me ashamed of being Jewish." - Israel Shahak
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Yes ssss
These- pro H-mas pro-testers remind us of the Na; z i s. Pure e-vil.
Se olvidaron muy pronto del sufrimiento de millones por el holocausto y ahora por el interés económico lo aplican con los palestinos. No más genocidio y pronta paz. ❤🇵🇸🕊️
Well the one's running it are radical Zionist pushing Zionism. Which has nothing to do with Judaism.
Kudos to all these brave people! There's still some decent people in this world.
In the meantime, America keeps sending Killer Bombs.
Yep at the expense of the American taxpayer. We Americans are indirectly taking part in the genocide.
Disgusting demona
Oh dear so what
@@Andy-kj1rc gfy
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The humanitarian flotilla should be let in
Sure. If they don't bring weapons, they could go to one of Israeli ports that receives and forwards hundreds of tons of aid for gaza. If they want to enter to gaza personally, they can do that through Egyptian border cross. Where is the problem?
@@StandWithIsrael-bt6ptsounds good - let’s add the Turkish army on there too as they have a big army !
@@StandWithIsrael-bt6pt Where isn't a problem? Israel did 9/11, too.
May you be allowed safe passage soon before those aid expires. The Palestinians desperately need this aid.
"I am an Australian. I have always been sympathetic towards Israel. Many years ago, I was in India with a group of Armenians and a Palestinian, and we shared our lives. He had to go back to Palestine to protect his people and I got into an argument with him. He finished with frustration saying, "You know nothing!". And he was right. I wish I could hold him now like a brother and say "You are right". Do not get me wrong, I still admire Jews. But I only admire those Rabbi's that have come out and say "These are our brothers and sisters that we have lived with for millennia. And those Jews that come out in protest in support of the Palestinians. But I have no love or respect in me now for Israel. They are genocidal and have forgotten who they are (as some Rabbis have also stated). I also have no respect for all these countries (including my own) that just keep saying "there must be a ceasefire". And then the killing of sacred lives continues, then they say it again, killing again, they say it again, killing again, then they say it again as the lives are torn apart or starved to death for lack of aid. Have we done our bit by just regurgitating the same request over and over again, maybe to pat ourselves on the back for having tried to do something. This is genocide before our eyes just like the Holocaust. We need to stop this now, because these are our brothers and sisters. We need to MAKE Israel stop." - Roger-go6jc
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Such sweet sentiment ❤️ Now, if the Hamas terrorist organization promises to play nice maybe there'll be a chance of peace ✌️ 😅
Nul besoin d'une sympathie de votre part
@@morasoussif4168What is WRONG with you?!
I definitely agree that Netanyahu and his senior war antorage to be arrested for war crime in Gaza .That's murder to its highest degree, the many women and children murdered but Israel is too much to bare.Isreal should be made to pay reparations and damages to these people..These people were not members of Hamas.
Nothing can pay back the coast of loosing your Home, children etc
What about the oct 7 attackers
@@srji489 you mean the resistense
Huwaida Arraf, wonderful humanitarian!!! I'm proud to have supported her campaign for congressional seat in 2022.
My prayers are all directed to the Palestinian people and to God to stop this genocide.
If you are not actively part of the resistance, you’re complacency is complicity.
US lawmakers are cowardly self-serving weasels who pretend what they defend by acting unaware and naive of the situation of accelerated land theft and killing by Hitler-like Jews
typing comments on yt video is not resistance
Lol. Calm down keyboard warrior 😂
Save humanity, stop genocide, free palestine 🇵🇸
I detect the pain in this Woman’s voice.
Yes you are right 😢
Crime of all crime's.
I am so proud of you all ,Thank you for your amazing generous courageous gift to Palestine
Thank you Amy for being one of the few journalists to consistently report the truth,
This is so heartbreaking, and we are a world where 1 nation can starve a group of people out evilness. The world leaders just watch the starvation and don't do anything. It is just wrong.
Blinken is seeking supports to not isolate Israël 😮
That’s it!
Exactly! Shame on Arabs for allowing him to visit to cover up for ezreel...
Israhell will not get more support. Everyone is against them.
Too late
Complete incompetence. The only thing he's adept at is arms dealing.
Israel is a military with a state, not a state with a military.
Who do you think made the Jews so strong in this region?
"We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they learn to love their children more than they hate us." - Golda Meir
@@olgakessel4101what a cockroach
zionist rothschild
@@olgakessel4101 forcing to kill? Do you hear how stupid that sounds. Israel never even tried to make peace or assimilate with Palestinians. Take your propaganda elsewhere
Shame on Biden and Netanyahu
This people are the real heroes of the world❤
Its extremely shameful for entire Humanitarians ??????
Thank you for your work. It is outrageous that this prevention is allowed by my government.🇺🇸ashamed.
If a Child in the US in an household was or is starved by a Parent The Parent will be charged Prosecuted and may end up in Prison But in this case there’s nothing being done to prevent this in Zaza
It's because they use this aid to smuggle in weapons.
Aid blocking : it's criminal act
It's because they use it to smuggle weapons
@@srji489right 😂😂😂😂
Calling IsraeI a "country" is like saying a burglar owns your home.
Mind Begs the Question: - If a States policies are - Starvation,Death Camps,Pogroms,Gassing/White Phosphorus,Ethnic Cleansing,etc - Has the right to exist?
200% true
That could be true if you're an idiot.
Israel is not a country. It is strictly a place where Jews can hide from children of dead Palestinians. 😏
Same can be said of the "Palestinians"
Thanks to everyone on flotilla
So cruel of israel, very inhuman stopping the flotilla with humanitarian aid
The reason is because they smuggle in weapons in the guise of humanitarian aid
Its about time for the Arrest Warrant for the War Crime and for the poor WCK workers..
EVIL 😈 !
Praying 🙏🏼 that the food and water 💦 will get through this week. People are dying and time is precious. ❤ The world stands against Zionism and my country is complicit in this genocide!
Lol
Save the humanity. Stop genocide.
More political B.S. What happened to humanity? SAD
We all Pray for you and Palestinians to be safe and thank you for your bravery courage and love for humanity.
International communities have to do something immediately to stop genocide in Gaza!
Brave humanitarians and shame on countries-especially the US-for hindering them.
Beautiful speech Madame Huwaida Arraf. Thank you for your courage and Humanity. Bravo flotilla Free Palestine 🇵🇸🍉✌️
May God Almighty reward them and protect them and all the oppressed!
Ameen 🤲🏽
blocking food to reach Palestine. sis, sis sis Israel how much lower can you go.
*_Peace comes from people Iearning the TRUTH and standing up for justice. Palestinians are strong. Allah is with us._*
Allah has left Palestinians like the arabs have too.
Allah inflicted Palestinians with hamass. Allah made hamass start a war they're losing and in the process get Gaza destroyed. Maybe the Palestinians should stop calling on Allah and start acting like normal decent people.
@@robertpearce4316 Allah is always with us all. It is their fellow human beings that have done this to the Palestinians, not Allah. Zionism is in it's death throws, and they are on the losing side, and wrong side of history. The faith of the Palestinians remains unwavering, and they remain steadfast in their resistance. Anyone with a conscience can see it. The Palestinians profoundly inspire us all. I am proud of my fellow Americans (a large portion of protesters are Jews), who are out protesting, being a voice for the Palestinians who are facing ethnic cleansing, apartheid, genocide and starvation...and over 75 years of this! They deserve the same rights we do. Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Amen
@@lorainebaird you wrote alot to say nothing. Your main problem is you do not know what words mean. There are 1.2 million Muslim zionist. Because, that's how many arabs live in isreal proper that are proud isreali. How can you have genocide when Isreal has bombed west bank or the Muslim in isreal proper. Words matter. You are throwing out a word salad. Oct7 was an act of genocide. Hamas charter says to kill jews. Iran bombing was another act. You want the killing to stop and help Palestinians, then get hamas to put down their arms. Like the Ira. It would work because isreal has 1.2 million Muslim in proper. How many jews live in gaza, or west bank Palestinian authority areas, none. Ask yourself 1 questions. Why is Egypt or Jordan not helping the Palestinians? Why does Egypt have a bigger wall on the gaza border then the isreali. Why did Jordan kill 25k black September. Yes ok 3 lol I have real knowledge of the Palestinians affair, you are a follower of chants.
May absolute unbiased objective Truth and Justice prevail please
not surprise this happening . Wicked & an atrocity. Excellent interview & hope the Flotilla will make it . Blessings in youn all efforts .
What a brave woman 🙏
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist. that is all." Oscar Wilde
HOW 🤔 MANY PEOPLE HAVE STARVED WAITING FOR FOOD?
So let me get this right… they claim they are not blocking aid but is also at the same time arresting their own people and stopping a ship from bringing food. Make this make sense?
Yes it does. These people are honest people, but the state is criminal. Occupation for 75 years and apartheid regime. Stop the genocide. Jesus
Baby formula should be let in as babies are so innocent
A saved baby is a future soldier, this is part of what genocide means. Erasing existence entirely, as if they were god themselves.
Hawaida, you and all the people on that floatala are so brave I pray to God for your safety a the safety of all the people of Gaza.
thank god icc please arrest these war criminals stop this nightmare
Impunity is the handmaiden of extremism
What are the official reasons for Israel to stop the aid from getting to starving Palestinans?? Whaaaat???
No one stops this. Israel allows entering of hundreds of trucks with aid to Gaza. This is done officially with all paperwork. This flotilla wants to enter to Gaza directly without any check. It is not about aid, but pure provocation. They can sail to one of Israeli ports and this aid will be put on tracks and enter Gaza.
Huwaida, my sister, God bless you. May Allah elevate you in rank and those with you for your willingness to take action to assist the oppressed and serve as a living reminder to all of us of for what is needed to create the change we want to see.
How is that possible that the world can watch while Israeli commits another crime against humanity by blocking humanitarian aid ship- this is sooo genocidal - what is the UN for???
Great lady . Bless you .
Exactly, this unfair bureaucratic blockade increased your resolve. I wonder why they do this if it only leads to more resistance?
Love for these people ❤
The sanitary napkins are very essential too.
Be safe my dear for your children sadly 😢😢😢
In a world where international laws are not respected and deemed anti-semitic
i think ge no ci de joe and blinken should be held accountable for these war crimes as well
This ENDS NOW Thank you 🌹
The flotilla activists are so admirable. They got thier golden opportunity to show off their humanity. They should thank thier respective Gods for for this privilege. 😭
Not a smart move on your behalf blocking several entities to bring food to Gaza. Everyone is watching you. Disgusted with your war crimes
Fly the flag of Palestine & do not publish or announce your arrival!!
The Flotella should have a Houti escort, israel wont touch them.
Should call it Hypocrisy Now
Are you STILL slithering around KZhead channels littlehasbaratroll?
Praying for all of you in the Freedom Flotilla! Sending love and strength! ❤
We,the people can only hope against hope.
I thought I couldn't hate Joe Biden more. This woman is a hero. God bless your efforts.
Vote Trump
@@srji489 Trump is more vile on Palestine
@@mouhamadeldarwich the Abraham Accord pushed by Trump would have brought peace and stability to the region and Iran and it's proxies wouldn't have dared to initiate the attack on Israel.
@@srji489 go dig a deep hole and bury yourself in it. Trump considered the settlements in the West Bank not to be illegal. He cheered the on-the-spot shooting of peaceful Palestinian protestors during the march of return. He recognized the occupied Golan heights to be patt of Israel. And finally, he thought to normalize Israel with the total exclusion of Palestinians by sidestepping them and striking deals with corrupt gulf dictators. As a result, Jared Kushner got a sweet billion dollar deal with Saudi Arabia.
Brave woman! I hopes she will be fine and can come back to her kids. Bless Palestine!
❤❤❤South Africa,
What YOU wish for others COMES back to YOU NOW Thank you 🌹
Arrest warrants need to be handed out ASAP.THESE ARE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS!!
Oh my God
ICC reportedly issue an arrest warrant for senior Israeli officials including Netanyahu over the war in Gaza!!!!
But not Hamas nor Iran nor Hezbollah.
Amy thank you very much for covering this topic.
This is not about right or wrong it's about who is in control and have the power to do like they want lies for these high power criminals to steal kill and lie is nothing new
Do not announce your plans!!
That could be a double edged sword. There is an evil trying to find every excuse it can. Otherwise....that would be a respectable protocol.
The devil is surely in control.
Unconscionable. I will not vote for trump but i do not support us involvement in this genocide. As an American, i feel so helpless.
I feel for you, you don't have much choice.
I won't vote for Biden or Trump. Vote 3rd party or Independent. If Biden cared, he has the power to make sure the Flotilla gets to Gaza.
Cornell West 2024!!
Cornell West 2024!!
Jill Stein, Green Party 2024. She just went to jail for this.
UNITED NATIONS STAND UP STOP NATHANYAHU NOW it's WRONG STOP this NOW Thank you 🌹
News should not be allowed if humans are in danger 😢
This lady is explaining brilliantly what is going on and why it's so important for all of us to fight this flagrant disregard for humanitarian law of Israel AND THE USA
♥️ Huwaida Arraf , such a passionate lady. Stay strong. 🇵🇸 🪁
Good luck to this flotilla group in getting humanitarian aide to these poor people. 😢
Showboating
@@GeorgeBowling-te2xk No a genuine humanitarian and R.N. Grow up.
The role of Erdogan is dubious
WHAT HAS THIS WORLD BECOME ?
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I don't understand one thing, I hope anyone would be so kind to explain it to me. freedom flotilla were blocked in Turkey? how's that even possible? isn't Turkey vowed to support Palestine unconditionally?
Pressure from USA and Israel!!!
@@user-pw9cx1rd9t yeah but it's in Turkey's port so shouldn't the Turkish government have the bigger authority on whether or not they wanna let this FF through??? I mean Erdogan should have a say in this issue
@psychodictator8855 Turkey does what it's told...or else!
@@cerberus2654 hmm so I think it's not too much to say that even Turkey is complicit in this ongoing war... sadly
Gaza Freedom FlotillavHats Off To You All. Be Blessed. Be JUST.❤ “… A garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous. Who donate in prosperity and adversity, and who restrain anger and pardon others. And Allah loves the good-doers." Al-Quran / Al-Imran 3:133-134)
Former Ambassador Craig Murray "The key question is why the organisers were proceeding with such an unreliable flag state in the first place?...I am therefore entirely perplexed that the organisers went with Guinea Bissau as the flag state rather than a state likely to stand up to Israel and the US. Of course it failed. Is the problem incompetence, or is it again security service influence?"
Free🏴🇺🇸from🇮🇱. Normalize worker owned co-ops and Ⓐctive unions. Democratize🗳️our system. Workers make the USA run, workers should run the USA☭.🌎🇵🇸🕊️
Our hope are the brave humanitarians' solidarity. ❤❤❤