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Greta and the Selfie Yachtsmen

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Greta Thunberg claims she was kidnapped. If you believe that, I have a big, beautiful bridge to sell you.

“Tell me what you accuse the Jews of, and I’ll tell you what you’re guilty of.” (Vasily Grossman) Greta and her cohort on the Selfie Yacht have not the slightest inkling what it’s like to be kidnapped. When asked by NBC news what her last few hours were like before returning home, she deflected, saying it was nothing like what the Gazans are going through.

The Selfie Yacht was intercepted before it could “break the siege” of Gaza. The Israeli Navy boarded the vessel, handed out water and  sandwiches to the Selfies, then towed them to Ashdod, an Israeli port further north. This is Greta’s idea of being kidnapped. Israeli hostages who returned from Gaza were lucky to have one pita a day and a cup of water.

Interesting to note: The Selfie Yacht was carrying less than one truck’s worth of relief supplies to a population whose only difficulty in accessing aid comes from Hamas. This was........

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