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Squadron in Australia says group was treated ‘really badly’ after being detained by Israel
All of the activists traveling on the Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained by Israeli authorities this week have been released and are currently in Istanbul.
In the statement made by the fleet’s Australian delegation, it was stated that 428 people, including 11 Australians, were released after being detained for approximately 80 hours. The Australians are being examined at a hospital and will meet with lawyers in the coming days before returning to Australia.
Zack SchofieldOne of the Australians on board said the group were jailed and “really mistreated”:
Most of us haven’t eaten for days. We couldn’t get water for two days. … But this is nothing compared to what happens to Palestinians every day in the occupied territories. …
The message to our Australian government is that they must cut ties with Israel. We need to cancel the alliance, stop sending them weapons parts, stop giving them political support.
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Plibersek says Ben-Gvir’s behavior is ‘shameful’ as Greens call for stronger federal response
Tanya Plibersek, The social services minister said the behavior was: Itamar Ben Gvir It was “embarrassing” and “disgraceful”.
Speaking to RN Breakfast, Plibersek said:
I think this is absolutely disgraceful behaviour, and I am very pleased to say that the Minister of Foreign Affairs has put this to the Israeli government in the strongest terms. Our Australian ambassador in Israel has made it clear that this behavior by the Australian government is acceptable, completely unacceptable.
Greens senator Nick McKim He went a step further and told RN:
This is disgusting treatment of people by a high-ranking official of the Israeli government. People are humiliated. Human rights are being violated. This is actually a form of torture. And the simple truth is that Israel is now a rogue state. They kidnap people, including Australian citizens, from international waters offshore. This is actually an act of piracy…
So this requires the strongest reaction from our prime minister and our foreign minister. A much, much stronger response than anything they’ve ever offered.
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Father of Australian flotilla detained by Israel rejects ambassador’s treatment claims
Also last night Chris O’Connorhis father Neve O’ConnorIsrael’s ambassador to Australia, one of the 11 Australians in the humanitarian aid flotilla destined for Gaza detained by Israel, rejected the claim that those detained in the flotilla were not harmed.
Speaking to the ABC at 7.30am, O’Connor said he had not spoken to Neve since the fleet was taken over but claimed his daughter had been “beaten”, subjected to psychological torture and hospitalized when she was first taken hostage.
And as he told me, the beatings weren’t bad compared to what was happening to the black men he saw and heard the screams.
O’Connor said the Israel Defense Forces were behind the alleged attacks. He said:
He said she kneed him in the face.
He was punched in the ribs.
He was dragged across an open field.
The psychological torture he experienced was being in a stressful position for hours.
Because it was so cold inside the containers, they were sprayed with water and subjected to hypothermic conditions overnight.
O’Connor described the allegations made by Israel’s ambassador to Australia as follows: Doctor Hillel Newman, It was denied in the video statements that the detainees in the fleet were not mistreated.
So no, I absolutely deny this.
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Israeli ambassador says detainees in ABC fleet unharmed
Israeli Ambassador to Australia, Doctor Hillel Newman, Last night, it was widely condemned after a far-right Israeli minister released a video of himself abusing captured affiliated activists, claiming that no one detained from the humanitarian aid flotillas heading to Gaza was harmed.
The Israeli Minister of National Security was seen in the images. Itamar Ben GvirHe waves the Israeli flag and mocks the detainees.
Newman said on ABC’s 7:30 Thursday night broadcast that Ben-Gvir’s actions had been “condemned wall-to-wall by the leaders of the entire state of Israel” but that he would not say whether Ben-Gvir would be fired as election processes begin in Israel.
Condemning the incident, Newman claimed that those detained in the fleet were not mistreated. He said:
Of the more than 400 people in the fleet, no one was harmed.
The intervention was carried out with great sensitivity by the state of Israel and our security forces.
He denied allegations of violence and sexual abuse against people detained in fleets in the past:
There are a lot of accusations floating around… they are false.
Squadron in Australia says group was treated ‘really badly’ after being detained by Israel
All of the activists traveling on the Global Sumud Flotilla who were detained by Israeli authorities this week have been released and are currently in Istanbul.
In the statement made by the fleet’s Australian delegation, it was stated that 428 people, including 11 Australians, were released after being detained for approximately 80 hours. The Australians are being examined at a hospital and will meet with lawyers in the coming days before returning to Australia.
Zack SchofieldOne of the Australians on board said the group were jailed and “really mistreated”:
Many of us haven’t eaten for days. We couldn’t get water for two days. … But this is nothing compared to what happens to Palestinians every day in the occupied territories. …
The message to our Australian government is that they must cut ties with Israel. We need to cancel the alliance, stop sending them weapons parts, stop giving them political support.
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Good morning and welcome to Friday, we did it. His Nick Visser I’m here again to tell you the news of the day. Here’s what’s on deck:
428 activists on board Global Sumud FleetTwo people, including 11 Australians, were released by Israeli authorities after being detained earlier this week. One of the Australians said they were detained for nearly 80 hours and denied food and water, but “this is nothing compared to what happened to the Palestinians”.
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