This is the reason why the organizers did not want to accept the offers of Israel and other countries for the delivery of goods. Humanitarian aid were lower than those contained in a single truck.
As the old Adagio says, “the lies have short legs”. And the story of the Global Sumud Flotilla, that in Israel renamed “Hamas-Flotilla», It ended with what many observers have called a sensational planetary fool. The Israeli Foreign Ministry made it known yesterday that none of the forty boats intercepted during the Yom Kippur transported humanitarian aid. In support of this thesis, the Dicastery has released a police movie in which the spokesman Dean Elsdunne Show the empty interior of one of the largest ships in the mission. In the video, Elsdunne He underlines that the total absence of aid explains the refusal of the organizers to accept the offers of Israel and other countries for the delivery of goods, thus avoiding entering an active war zone and violating the law. “He never treated himself to bring help to Gaza. These were only titles and follower On social media, “says the spokesperson.
To strengthen this version also arrived the intervention of the Israeli ambassador to Rome, Jonathan Peled, who in an official note expressed the position of Jerusalem: «regarding recent developments relating to the so -called Global Sumud FlotillaI wish to firmly express the profound indignation of the state of Israel for the distorted and instrumental narrative that accompanied this initiative. Presented as a humanitarian mission, it proved to be a deliberate political provocation in fact, orchestrated with the aim of undermining the legitimacy of Israel and to encourage the propaganda of extremist groups “. Second Peled, «At present the stops stopped and controlled transported a quantity of humanitarian aid lower than that contained in a single truck. A negligible number compared to over a thousand five hundred convoys that have only entered the last week a Gaza through official channels ». Israel, added the diplomat, had offered safe ways for the transfer of goods, “including the port of Ashkelon and the mediation of the Latin patriarchate of Jerusalem», But these options have been deliberately ignored by the organizers.
The political judgment was also very hard: «It is serious that some representatives of the Italian Parliament have chosen to actively participate in this operation, ignoring the appeals in the responsibility from the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarellaby the Prime Minister Giorgia Melonifrom other institutional figures of the Italian government and by personality of the Holy See ».
The warning did not stop there: “The non -compliance with those appeals has not only put at risk the security of parliamentarians and activists, but has helped legitimized an action that presents direct bonds with Hamas». A “false and ideologized narrative”, adds the ambassador, who has not limited himself to the media level, but had tangible consequences in the Italian squares, with manifestations culminating in episodes of tension and strikes, in some cases accompanied by “initiatives with openly anti -Semitic connotations”.
On the internal front, the Italian government does not hide the annoyance for a matter that risks feeding divisions. Giorgia Meloni he reiterated that the Flotilla It cannot be presented as a peace mission, underlining the responsibility of those who ride “an emotional theme for internal political purposes”. The reaction of some ministers, who accused the promoters of having put “the credibility of the Italian institutions”, lending the side of an operation “which had nothing to do with humanitarian help”.
On the level of the communicationanalysts warn against what they call a “disinformation strategy”. Elisa Garfagna, Digital communication expert, he explains: «The social communication carried out by the flottilla is based on a very powerful deception. Take advantage of the idea of a humanitarian missionA to attract attention and empathy, but in reality it tells only half of the story. It transforms a very complicated theme into simplistic and provocative messages, without explaining the real security context that Israel has to face. The question of food is also exploited, using a vital element to strengthen the narrative against Israel. The humanitarian intent thus becomes a propaganda tool, useful more to put Israel on the corner than to bring concrete help ».
To throw further petrol on the fire It is a video that emerged in the last hours. A woman, infiltrated undercover in the FLottiglie directed to Gazarecorded the internal meetings and unmasked the entire organization. In the movie, considered authentic, activists admit that “The operation is only for public relations“And openly declare that” the funding come from HamaIf from Muslim brotherhood». A revelation that seems to strengthen the Israeli line according to which the mission never had humanitarian nature, but only propaganda.
The Israeli government warns against the risk of “normalizing drifts of this type”, which feed “an atmosphere of hatred and an attack on civil coexistence and democratic values”. According to the note, Israel He would have acted “in full compliance with international law, exercising a legitimate naval blockage in an active war zone, as required by international conventions”. From Jerusalem It is also reiterated that all the participants were treated “with respect and assisted by the competent authorities, as confirmed also by theItalian Embassy in Israel». Finally, the ambassador Peled He has ensured that the Jewish state “will continue to defend its right to existence, protect the security of civilians and contrast any attempt at political exploitation that puts peace and stability in the region at risk”. A direct message not only to the organizers of the Flotillabut also to European governments that, second Israelthey can no longer afford to close their eyes in front of operations that, under the human -shaped compare, conceal the brand and funding of the extremist organizations.
