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Vanilla Flotilla // Egotism springs eternal

JL;DR SUMMARY Avi Shafran offers a satirical opinion on the recent incident involving the 'Freedom Flotilla,' an attempt to deliver aid to Gaza, highlighting the participation of Greta Thunberg. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaHuman RightsActivismMedia CoverageDeportationBlockadeGreta ThunbergFreedom Flotilla

Places mentioned

Ashdod, Southern District, Israel
"before guiding the vessel to the port of Ashdod, the Israeli navy intercepters of the boat repeatedly offered to offload its cargo."
Turkey
"had to wait in detention until a judge was able to order them onto planes to their countries of origin: Turkey, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil."
France
"had to wait in detention until a judge was able to order them onto planes to their countries of origin: Turkey, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil."
Germany
"had to wait in detention until a judge was able to order them onto planes to their countries of origin: Turkey, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil."
Netherlands
"had to wait in detention until a judge was able to order them onto planes to their countries of origin: Turkey, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil."
Brazil
"had to wait in detention until a judge was able to order them onto planes to their countries of origin: Turkey, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil."
Israel
"Israel seems to have learned a lesson from what happened back in 2010, when an earlier flotilla, the Mavi Marmara, attempted a similar trip to Gaza."
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