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July 29, 2025

Protesters in Greece Scuffle with Riot Police as Israeli Cruise Ship Docks
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U.S. human rights defender Chris Smalls says he was physically assaulted
in Israeli custody after he was abducted by Israeli forces who raided
their Gaza-bound humanitarian aid vessel the Handala in international
waters on Saturday. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition says that Smalls was
choked and kicked in the legs, with visible signs of violence on his
neck and back, and that this level of force was not used on the other
activists. Smalls was the only Black crew member on the Handala, which
was carrying baby formula, diapers, food and medicine.

Meanwhile, in Greece, protesters on the island of Rhodes scuffled with
riot police as they were demonstrating against the war in Gaza while an
Israeli cruise ship was docked. This is one of the protesters.

Konstantinos Lerias: "The killings and the embargo that is happening in
Gaza must stop. The people are starving. We demand a reaction from the
rest of the world and that Israel does not operate on the backs of NATO
and the West with what it's doing right now. This is murder."



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