Israel's Folly: The Gaza Flotilla Debacle and the Price of Extremism The deportation of all Gaza flotilla activists from Israeli custody marks a disturbing milestone in the country's slide towards authoritarianism.
The international community's collective outrage over their treatment, including allegations of physical assault and taunting by far right police minister Itamar Ben Gvir, highlights the widening chasm between Israel's professed values and its actual actions.
The flotilla's humanitarian mission to break Israel's blockade of Gaza, which has been in place since 2007, underscores the human cost of this policy. Despite a U. S.