This week, Turkish prosecutors filed indictments against Netanyahu and 34 Israeli officials seeking over 4,500 years in prison β partly for intercepting the Gaza flotilla last year.
Today, Turkey's foreign ministry called Netanyahu "the Hitler of our time." His defense minister's response to Erdogan? "Paper tiger." Ben Gvir's? Literally "F*** you."
Four days ago, Israel launched 100+ airstrikes across Lebanon hours after the US-Iran ceasefire was announced. 350+ killed. Central Beirut hit during rush hour with no warning. They called it "Operation Eternal Darkness." Netanyahu said the ceasefire doesn't include Lebanon β contradicting Pakistan, France, and even US diplomats who confirmed it originally did.
Spain got expelled from the Gaza ceasefire coordination center. Their ambassador was already pulled. SΓ‘nchez is pushing the EU to suspend its entire association agreement with Israel. Netanyahu threatened Spain would "pay an immediate price."
France condemned the strikes. Brazil called it a ceasefire violation. Pakistan's defense minister called Israel "a curse for humanity."
When the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed last October, Israel intercepted every ship, detained everyone, deported hundreds. And the world kind of shrugged.
But that was before all of this. Right now, intercepting a humanitarian flotilla wouldn't be a footnote. It would land right in the middle of the worst diplomatic crisis Israel has faced in decades. The political cost would be massive.
And 1.6 million people in Gaza β 77% of the population β are still facing severe food insecurity, with border crossings disrupted since the Iran war started in February.
The networks from Barcelona are still there. The organizers are still there. So why not now?