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Cont: Greta Thunberg - brave campaigner or deeply disturbed - part 3

FYI Sky News Australia is a Murdoch-owned propaganda rag. It sits in the same ideological space, and has about as much credibility, as Fox News in the USA.
 
To be clear. Unless you can argue that seizing the ship, its cargo, and its passengers fulfils a valid strategic military objective, or you can demonstrate that the ship was involved in illegal activity such as smuggling or trafficking, or there is a humanitarian crisis aboard, then this action in international waters is not legal under UN international law.

Understanding Maritime Law and Boarding Procedures in Naval Operations - Sea Force

Explore the complexities of Maritime Law and Boarding, from international regulations to naval operations, and understand the rights, obligations, and challenges involved.
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I was honestly surprised to see that Thunberg was doing another sailboat stunt. That yacht probably carried almost as much supplies for Gaza as it carried supplies for its celebrity/activist passengers.
 
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Enforcing a naval blockade in territorial waters is piracy.

- This is what Hamas aficionados believe.

Anyway, the point was never to deliver aid to Gaza. The point was always to get headlines by having a useless celebrity do something nonsensical.

Cargo cult activisim as usual. Arth falling for it.
 
arthwollipot said:
To be clear. Unless you can argue that seizing the ship, its cargo, and its passengers fulfils a valid strategic military objective, or you can demonstrate that the ship was involved in illegal activity such as smuggling or trafficking, or there is a humanitarian crisis aboard, then this action in international waters is not legal under UN international law.

Understanding Maritime Law and Boarding Procedures in Naval Operations - Sea Force

Explore the complexities of Maritime Law and Boarding, from international regulations to naval operations, and understand the rights, obligations, and challenges involved.
seaforce.my seaforce.my
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Since your source is AI generated, here is what Google's AI responded when I asked the (neutral) question, "Can a vessel be boarded to enforce a maritime blockade?"

Yes, a vessel can be boarded to enforce a maritime blockade under specific circumstances outlined in international law. The legality of boarding and the use of force in enforcing a blockade depend on whether the blockade is lawful, the type of vessel (neutral or enemy), and the level of resistance.

Conditions for Legitimate Boarding and Use of Force:

Lawful Blockade:
The blockade must be established and maintained according to international law, including a clear declaration of its existence, the geographical area, and the timeframe for neutral vessels to depart.

Reasonable Suspicion:
A vessel can be boarded and inspected if there is a reasonable suspicion that it intends to breach the blockade.
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Regarding the above-stated conditions:

Lawfulness: Human Rights Lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky and West Point Chair of Urban Warfare Studies John Spencer explain why the Israeli blockade is lawful.

Reasonable Suspicion: Greta made her intentions unambiguously clear.
 
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Lawfulness: Human Rights Lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky and West Point Chair of Urban Warfare Studies John Spencer explain why the Israeli blockade is lawful.
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From that link:
Their objective is clear: generate headlines, provoke confrontation, and frame Israel as the aggressor, while ignoring the reality on the ground.
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In that case, it was a smashing success. Israel is indeed the aggressor. The "reality on the ground", however, is genocide, which was not ignored, rather highlighted by the performative exercise.

Scoffing at symbolic opposition as meaningless only serves to draw attention to the very real need to stop Israeli bigotry and war crimes using active measures. As Norman Finkelstein now calls it, Jewish supremacy. Cf. epic jerkpuss supremacist below:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1931695442829443115
 
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In that case, it was a smashing success. Israel is indeed the aggressor. The "reality on the ground", however, is genocide, which was not ignored, rather highlighted by the performative exercise.
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👨: This was all a sham! They're just trying to shine a spotlight on us and make it look like we're doing something evil!
👱‍♀️: So what did you do when the shined the spotlight on you?
👨: We did something evil...
 
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