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
“I wanted to die a Jew.”
The IDF has a sizeable number of non-Jewish Israelis in its ranks, including Druze, Circassians, and increasingly Muslim and Christian Arabs. Conversions to Judaism within the IDF have also increased by 50 percent since October 7—with most converts not members of these minority groups but individuals of partial Jewish descent. Shilo Freid recounts some of their stories:
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.”