Writer Naoise Dolan Abducted in International Waters

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Writer, Naoise Dolan, has just been illegally abducted from international waters by the Israeli government. Prior to being kidnapped, she wrote about her journey for The Guardian, explaining why they will not get Israel to distribute aid on their behalf.

“Israel likes to ask why we don’t “just” let them distribute our supplies. Besides there being good reason to distrust that this would actually happen when Israel has been deliberately starving Palestinians for two years, doing so would tacitly concede that Israel has the right to control Palestinian waters.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/08/israel-seize-ship-gaza-flotilla-prison

Israel have just abducted 145 peace activists at gunpoint from international waters, in breach of international law. This follows their abduction of 500 people last week, some of which are still in captivity and those who have been released have reported brutal treatment where they were denied access to water, medical care and legal aid.

https://freedomflotilla.org/2025/10/08/iof-attacks/

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i think you’re doing it on purpose now.

I have never once mentioned that certain groups count - it’s you who think that. I am saying that the people you use as a points scoring opportunity are actual people. They’re not just figures on a screen, there to be used in a debate. They are women, men, children, who are suffering and deserve to be cared about. Not used for a debate when you want, and then discarded when you no longer care.

Your use of antisemitism isn't working anymore.
Trying to portray any criticism of Israel as antisemitic isn't working.
You may disagree with me all you like but putting words in my mouth isn't working.

You need to try harder and acknowledge the truth.

You have made yourself clear. You don’t care about those who don’t fit your political message and what me to shut up about them.

But let’s talk about a selection of privileged protestors who purposefully put themselves in a position to be picked up by the Israelis and put on a plane home instead.., They are obviously the important people in this discussion.

No, that’s not the point I have tried to make at all. But I suppose when the depths of your intellectual ability and empathy is to sit and bash out a string of near incoherent words on Mumsnet, using people as political pawns, it’s not that easy to actually engage in a debate.

You would rather use privileged protestors?

But back to the privileged protestors who are the important people in this story…

If you went back to OP post and talk of a ship
and occupants abducted in international waters we’d all scream piracy…because that’s what it is. State led piracy.

Jewish peace activists on board the boat Conscience have been abducted at sea and are being illegally detained in Israel. Before their abduction they explained their reasons for joining the flotilla and the damaging nature of Zionism.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BRdHiCJLP/

Conscience is just one of the boats illegally intercepted in international waters. After the activists abductions the Freedom Flotilla Coalition released videos recorded before they were taken. They have them organised by country with the contact details you should use to highlight their plight to your governments. There are a huge number of citizens from a wide range of countries, do check the facebook page to find out if citizens of your country have been taken and what to do about it.

Mary Finn - UK citizen illegally detained by Israel
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15pSezPbww/

Two Irish citizens taken from the Conscience, Fionn MacArthur and Veronica O’Keane. They are among 5 illegally abducted by Israel in the latest flotilla attack.
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GvsmrPY8d/

Eight US citizens
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CbmxoFV56/

Wife of Welsh nurse, Roger Leigh Evans, appeals for his release after being abducted by the Israeli military.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wifes-plea-husband-detained-abroad-32640661

If you don’t know what to write these nice people have put a template on board - you can use it in it’s entirety or personalise it for the people from
your country.

https://humantiproject.org/email-template/145-people-on-the-freedom-flotilla-have-been-kidnapped-by-israel/

The UN Palmer Report 2011:

"Palmer found that Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza is legal. Palmer argued that since a state of conflict existed between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip, a naval blockade to prevent receipt of arms by those militants would be a recognized form of self-defence. "

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed a commission to inquire into what had happened. Sir Geoffrey Palmer was appointed to Chair the inquiry. He is a law professor and former Prime Minister of New Zealand.

https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/GazaFlotillaPanelReport.pdf

@FiatLuxAdAstra · Yesterday 20:44
Thank you for going to the trouble of contributing these legal details. It makes a difference to know facts where possible.

These people are invested in Israel being seen as criminal and thug like.
None of them are the bjective and Greta herself hates both Israel and Germany, pre " genocide".
Many on the flotilla are unabashed anti Semites.

Why, pray tell are we expected to take the words of provocative clout chasers as gospel as trouble seeking and confirmation of bias is the priority of their mission and not the safe dispersal of their aid through far more efficient channels than a clout chasing, anti Semitic hoe down of a flotilla adjacent to a war zone?

And even if true, they would have all got what they wanted, just like Hamas and complicit Gazans have when they terrorised Israel.

Or do you think being able to see Israel and Israelis in any way out of what they think of them is a part of their mission?

Jesus being some critical thinking!

Nary a prisoner who was not on the flotilla to be found to confirm what has been alleged. Just a bunch of Israel and Israeli haters, hating.

Funny how they are quicker to be believed than those who survived 7/10, and with no objective testimony.....even though the violators of 7/10 filmed their violations for the world to see and much worse than anything that the Flotilla Posse have claimed to have endured and due to their choosing to not be deported.
People will have to excuse me for caring little.
Old time people say " if you don't hear, you gwine feel".
Or more contemporarily " run up and get done up".

Hamas and the Flotilla Posse should swap stories on those narratives to their hearts' content.

I’m not into name calling for effect and I have no idea why pro Israeli supporters keep doing this

Israel has no right to abduct people from International waters

this!

it is illegal. A naval blocked cannot prevent the passage of humanitarian aid.

You have no idea what you’re saying.

Funny how they are quicker to be believed than those who survived 7/10, and with no objective testimony.....even though the violators of 7/10 filmed their violations for the world to see and much worse than anything that the Flotilla Posse have claimed to have endured and due to their choosing to not be deported.

I think this is a very good point. So many people expressed doubt about the extent of the atrocities that happened on October 7th. I’ve seen it here on MN more than once, and also on other social media.
A woman who was on one of the boats spouted nonsense on camera just the other week, claiming that the female hostages had been treated well, that just one of them felt sad and ugly, because Hamas wouldn’t touch her. Absolutely despicable.
And yet as soon as the flotilla activists come out with some vague accusations of having had to sit on hard surfaces, bedbugs and Greta being wrapped in an Israeli flag people rush to express their sympathy.

There’s a land route for aid so not applicable.

You don’t think those on the flotilla are privileged? Or that you are using them as political pawns, exactly how they have positioned themselves to be?

If there truly has been a land route for aid, why is an important basis of the present peace deal based in no small part on the allowing in of aid?

Why have doctors returning from stints in Gaza been emphasising the lack of supplies, medicines, and malnutrition among patients? There was a doctor speaking of this yet again only last night on Channel 4 news.

A doctor reported hed packed baby formula into his cases on returning to Gaza
It was removed !

It is still applicable. The blockade is illegal.

I think you’re very out of your depth in this conversation.

Then they could have just done what they should have done which was leave them be rather than taking them from international waters where they were legally allowed to be.
It would have saved them so much hassle.