I recently joined Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski to discuss the rise of American fascism under the Trump administration, and how it compares to previous iterations of fascism in Europe.
Israel has stopped the Global Sumud Flotilla. The country’s foreign ministry announced that it had intercepted nearly all 43 “Hamas-Sumud provocation yachts” that were on their way to Gaza to deliver desperately-needed humanitarian aid. Cameras broadcasting live from the vessels showed armed Israeli soldiers boarding the boats, decked in full military gear and night vision goggles, pointing their guns at the activists huddled inside. Israel had branded the activists aboard “terrorists,” providing ludicrous fabricated “evidence” to show supposed links between the flotilla boats and Hamas. Israel had vowed to stop the “provocation” (delivering aid on tiny boats) by any means necessary, having attacked the boats repeatedly with drones.