An Australian woman travelled overseas to protest the slaughter of Gazans and break an illegal siege led by Israel. Meanwhile, nine young men, also from Australia, went to Malaysia and took their pants off at the Formula One. All got arrested, but one got substantially less media interest. Michael Brull explains.
On October 5, Israeli pirates hijacked a ship in international waters. There were 13 women aboard the ship, each from a different country. The boat, Zaytouna-Olivia, was captained by a woman from Hobart, Madeleine Habib.
After the boat was hijacked, the women were kidnapped by the Israeli army, and they were forcibly detained in Israel, before being deported. Habib arrived back in Australia on Saturday.
Read the article by Michael Brull on New Matilda.