Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla
- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand urged Israel to conduct an independent investigation into the treatment of activists detained during a Gaza aid flotilla.
- Activists detained by Israel during the Gaza aid flotilla reported abuses including beatings, tasering, sexual assault, and humiliation, and have submitted a complaint to the International Criminal Court accusing Israeli officials of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Canadian activists arrested by Israel last month while participating in a humanitarian flotilla trying to travel to the Gaza Strip feel that Canada is not doing enough to denounce the treatment inflicted by the Israeli authorities, which Ottawa described as appalling.
The Toronto Star
Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla
Canadian activists detained by Israel last month while taking part in an aid flotilla trying to reach Gaza said they were beaten, deprived of essentials and forced into painful positions.
Ilan Preskovsky: Unpacking the May Gaza Flotilla allegations
Key topics:Flotilla activists allege severe abuse by Israeli forces during detentionQuestions raised over credibility; flotillas framed as political PR stuntsBroader info-war claims around Gaza conflict and Israel–Hamas narrativesBy Ilan PreskovskyI so wish I could simply write off the latest Global Sumud Flotilla that attempted, once again, to infiltrate the Israeli naval blockade around Gaza as “another month, another flotilla”, but the allega…
Flotilla Activists Submit Evidence of Physical and Sexual Abuse by Israel to ICC
Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) activists who were detained, tortured and deported by Israel after trying to deliver aid to Gaza have submitted an official communication to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Organisers have accused Israeli military commanders and top politicians of war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture and conduct relevant to genocide. Activists among the 428 people abducted on 20 May say they were beaten, tasered and se…
A delegation of members of the Gaza flotilla, the "Global Sumud Flotilla", filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against Israeli officials for war crimes. More...
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