Greta Thunberg’s Gaza Flotilla Won’t Help Palestinians, and International Law Requires Israel to Stop It
Sanctimony on the high seas.
June 6, 2025
And the right way for Israel to respond.
While Thunberg’s blockade-running is merely a stunt, it’s worth remembering that a similar stunt in 2010, involving the Mavi Marmara, resulted in a diplomatic rift between Jerusalem and Ankara. But stunts become far more serious when they are performed by heads of state of important countries. The French president Emmanuel Macron recently announced a conference, scheduled to take place under UN auspices, with the aim of conjuring a Palestinian state into existence. Yesterday Macron dilated further on these plans with his Brazilian counterpart, who accused Israel—not for the first time—of genocide.
Sanctimony on the high seas.
And the right way for Israel to respond.
A unanimous vote for a posthumous promotion.
Instead, enforce existing laws.
“I wanted to die a Jew.”