The Foreign Ministry on Sunday denied claims that Israel was mistreating Greta Thunberg and other detained activists on the recently intercepted flotilla, calling the allegations “brazen lies,” even as the government minister in charge of prisons expressed pride that the detainees were being handled like terrorists. Four of the detained French elected officials have started a hunger strike. In addition, an American congressman is organizing a letter to be signed by his colleagues demanding the release of a detained Jewish American. The Global Sumud Flotilla, which aimed to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza while delivering a token amount of humanitarian...
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