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Israel's Backers Are Now Advocating The Assassination Of Greta Thunberg (www.caitlinjohnst.one)

submitted 5 days ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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US Senator Lindsay Graham has just tweeted an article titled “Greta Thunberg sets sail with Gaza flotilla that aims to break Israeli naval blockade,” adding the comment, “Hope Greta and her friends can swim!”

Australian Zionist think tanker Arsen Ostrovsky somehow outdid Graham, tweeting “Oh look, the little jihadi Greta Thunberg is trying to get into Gaza, to show solidarity with Hamas. It would be so sad if something were to happen to her flotilla…”

There’s not a lot that can shock me about Israel and its supporters these days. But if you’d traveled back in time a few years ago it would be hard to explain to someone how we got to a timeline that includes Israel supporters openly advocating the assassination of Greta Thunberg.

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 70 points 5 days ago (3 children)

If I posted the same words about Lindsey Graham as he posted about Thuneberg, there would be an investigation, if not an outright arrest.

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Arrest, not autopsy? That's very optimistic of you.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago

She's also a western white woman from Europe, if she was any other color,.they would've done her in already

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

They don't like Lady G that much

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Lady g's closeted nature, only kept afloat by the gop because he's a useful senator from a state that needs a Senate majority

[–] eugenevdebs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

There must be in-groups whom the law protectes but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

If anyone here made the same "joke" about him, the secret service would knock on our doors.