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.
I don’t disagree, but it’s also easier for them than countries that have physical ties with the west who would have to take concrete action, whereas the DPRK can denounce them all they want immediate economic impact on their citizenry
There are plenty of other nations that are sanctioned to hell, but have very bad foreign policy. Additionally, DPRK has been consistently correct throughout its entire history. If China thought like the DPRK they would have avoided all of their major foreign policy errors: They would not have sided against the USSR in the sino-soviet split, they would not have invaded Vietnam, they would not have cozied up to the USA, they would have intervened in this genocide, they would not have funded the Taliban against the USSR, the list goes on…
Again I don’t disagree with any of that, I’m saying that the negative economic impact on say e.g. Vietnam would be greater if they came out with a principled stance against the Zionist entity and it’s genocide, than what the DPRK has