{"id":59457,"date":"2026-05-21T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=59457"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:28:38","slug":"all-gaza-freedom-flotilla-participants-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/21\/all-gaza-freedom-flotilla-participants-released\/","title":{"rendered":"All Gaza Freedom Flotilla Participants Released!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under widespread condemnation for its vicious treatment of Flotilla activists, the Israeli government released and deported all 430 participants it had abducted from sailboats earlier in the week. They arrived in Istanbul at around 10:30 am EDT today, Thursday, May 21.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59458\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59458\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59458\" src=\"https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-1080x810.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-510x382.jpg 510w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/d27srd8s9736cr.cloudfront.net\/2026\/05\/ca676394-e33b-4ba9-8f20-45b7411a7cc3_4000x3000-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-59458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freedom Flotilla vessels readying for launch from Siracusa Italy on May 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces finished illegally seized the Lina, the last of the more than 50 boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla and the Freedom Flotilla Coalition as they were sailing towards Gaza in international waters. The heavily armed Israeli commandos illegally forced the activists onto a prison ship which brought them to the port of Ashdod in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera reports on the avalanche of criticism produced by the posting of a video by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir showing him \u201ctaunting activists who were kneeling on the floor with their hands tied behind their backs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ut-SGSW8UFU?si=glDgQnJP5Q-FnOb2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"header-anchor-post\"><strong>Fastest ever deportations as Israel scrambles to contain PR damage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s reporter, Nida Ibrahim, said \u201cthe ongoing deportations were the fastest Israel has ever carried out, as it scrambles to contain the public relations damage caused by Ben-Gvir\u2019s video.\u201d Al Jazeera further reported that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Several nations, including France, Canada, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands, summoned the Israeli ambassadors to their capitals to express their outrage. Meanwhile, European Council President Antonio Costa said he was \u201cappalled\u201d by Ben-Gvir\u2019s behavior, calling it \u201ccompletely unacceptable.\u201d Italy has demanded an apology from Israel. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani contacted European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, requesting that sanctions against Ben-Gvir be discussed at the bloc\u2019s next meeting of foreign ministers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In an effort to contain the outrage expressed by these governments, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a rare rebuke to Ben-Gvir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"header-anchor-post\"><strong>Condemnation is not enough; action is needed to stop the genocide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, at a news conference Huwaida Arraf, a founder of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition in 2010, said that it is not just Ben Gvir and that condemnation is not enough. \u201cWhat Ben-Gvir displayed is the true face of Israel\u2014a colonial apartheid regime,\u201d she said. \u201cThe brutal treatment of activists is a tiny dose of the genocide Israeli forces inflict on Palestinians. Words of condemnation by government leaders must be accompanied by action to force Israel to end its crimes and to comply with international law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thiago Avila, a leader of the Global Sumud Flotilla, noted that countries that signed the Geneva Convention and the Genocide Convention have an obligation to take action. \u201cIssuing words is not enough. Action to stop the genocide is needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"header-anchor-post\"><strong>Mobilizing to continue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both flotilla leaders said, they will continue mobilizing until Palestine has achieved self-determination, freedom, and dignity. \u201cThe flotilla is one tactic,\u201d said Huwaida. \u201cOne piece of a greater puzzle. There will be other tactics, too, including land mobilizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cancelf35.substack.com\/p\/at-this-moment-six-flotilla-boats\"><em>Reprinted from the Cancel the F-35 substack.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under widespread condemnation for its vicious treatment of Flotilla activists, the Israeli government released and deported all 430 participants it had abducted from sailboats earlier in the week. They arrived in Istanbul at around 10:30 am EDT today, Thursday, May 21. On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces finished illegally seized the Lina, the last of the 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