cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36603369
Italy is sending a ship to accompany the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla, who said its activists remain shaken but determined following an Israeli attack on Wednesday morning.
Organisers of expedition, which is attempting to carry aid to the Gaza Strip, shared footage this morning appears to show an explosion that detonated on one of the flotilla’s vessels.
Late on Tuesday activists heard explosions and saw drones that targeted some of their boats, currently situated off Greece. “Multiple drones, unidentified objects dropped, communications jammed and explosions heard from a number of boats,” the Global Sumud Flotilla said.
“I have authorised the immediate intervention of the Navy’s frigate Fasan, which was sailing north of Crete and is heading towards the area,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said in a statement.
AFAIK China doesn’t have a single internationalist bone left in its body. The USSR was pretty apathetic at this too compared to places like Cuba and China used to be better in the past.
China actually had a period of negative internationalism, actively hindering socialist projects abroad. During the 70s and 80s they financed and supported a lot of the anti-Soviet movements. That was part of why they were so rapidly accepted by the capitalist organs of the west, after the complete freeze before Nixon opened up.
So really, doing nothing is an improvement from their lowest, unfortunately.
Doesnt help that the USSR took heavy losses in the afghan war.
The USSR was not apathetic, though obviously they focused on supporting projects closer by. It wasn’t exclusive though, see their support of Cuba for example.