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Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Here is the behavior of a US "ally" that the hardworking American taxpayer, who lives without universal healthcare unlike Israelis who do, has been subsidizing since 1948. Gaza food aid volunteer Carlos de Barron recounts the humiliation, psychological abuse, aggression, and intimidation that he and the rest of the Samaritans suffered during their three-night detention in a squalid Israeli prison.

  • IDF troops, like ICE thugs, boarded the vessels with a clear message in English: "Anyone who does not obey our orders will suffer the consequences."
  • Itamar Ben-Gvir berated poor Greta Thunberg et al: "You are terrorists."
  • The defenseless volunteers were crammed into a police van in sweltering temperatures for nearly three hours. Then the IDF turned the air conditioning on full blast for five or six hours. The guards laughed at the now freezing detainees and chuckled "poor terrorists."
  • The IDF denied the Samaritans food or drinking water for more than 12 hours.

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    Until two NATO ships began protecting the flotilla, the boats were strafed and harassed by IDF drones. Since 1948, the US has provided more foreign aid to Israel than to any other country, adjusting for inflation: $317.9bn. In March 2025 Islamophobic USSECSTATE Marco Rubio expedited an additional $4bn to the IDF. This 'Empty Suit' was vetted for his august position to lead US diplomacy by none other than oligarch Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, a close friend of Benjamin Netanyahu. The Palestinian Health Authority reports that since 7 Oct 2023 the IDF has killed 67,173 human beings: 20,179 children, 10,427 women, 4,813 elderly people, and 31,754 men. 169,780 Palestinians have been injured or maimed. An international arrest warrant issued by the ICC for crimes against humanity remains active for Benjamin Netanyahu. An indictment is merely an allegation. PM Netanyahu is presumed innocent until proven guilty in an international tribunal to be held for him and ex-DM Yoav Gallant at a future date.

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