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Greta’s mission to Gaza
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On Monday a boat of twelve activists, including Greta Thunberg, was intercepted by Israel on its way to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza. More than a humanitarian mission, its aim was to keep the world's attention on what the UN calls "the hungriest place on earth". Israel dismissed the project as a “selfie yacht” guided by "instagram activism". Gabrielle Weiniger tells Manveen Rana how the incident became the latest battle in the war of messaging for both sides.
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Guest: Gabrielle Weiniger, Israel correspondent for The Times
Host: Manveen Rana
Producer: Anna Dowell, Hannah Varrall
Further reading: Israel deports Greta Thunberg after seizing Madleen aid boat
Further listening: 'People are starving' - How Trump lost patience with Israel
Clips: theipaper via YouTube, ‘The Left in the European Parliament’ via Youtube, Office of the Israeli Prime Minister, CNN, Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Louise Callaghan, BBC, Al Jazeera, Daily Sabah via Facebook, Palestine Deep Dive via YouTube, France 24 English via YouTube, Israel MFA via X.com, The Sun
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