Oct 8 2025, 08:26 AM
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QUOTE(Blackscreamerz @ Oct 7 2025, 09:25 AM)
Dear โSceptical Malaysianโ,
You asked ten questions in the name of accountability.
Fair enough.
But fairness also means knowing the facts before you accuse.
So letโs go through them one by one.
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๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ. ๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ.
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๐๐: ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฐ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ.
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๐๐: ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ? ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐๐ง ๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ?
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๐๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐?
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๐๐: ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ? ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐?
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๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ? ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ? ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ??
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๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐? ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ?
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๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
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๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐?
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๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ? ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐?
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To the "Sceptical Malaysian"
You are right about one thing.
Malaysians have a right to know whether this was a sincere humanitarian effort or awell-orchestrated show.
Scepticism is fair, but only if it comes with curiosity, not cynicism.
It is easy to call it naรฏve if you did not know what you were looking at. Because the truth is, this was never a small local mission.
It was part of a global humanitarian network that has existed for over a decade, spanning forty countries and thirty-eight flotillas.
Doctors, journalists, lawmakers, and faith leaders have sailed before and some never made it back.
So if you thought these Malaysians acted alone or stumbled into politics by accident, that misunderstanding is understandable.
We live in a time where activism is often performative, so genuine courage looks unfamiliar. But ignorance of history does not make those who act naรฏve(as what you have written).
There was no hidden script, no media choreography, no profit to be made.
The accounts were published, the NGOs registered, the cargo documented.
If sincerity is proven by sacrifice, then these people have already given enough.
So yes, Malaysians have a right to ask.
And they have been answered not through press conferences, but through 48 hours of captivity, through calm faces behind metal bars, through voices that refused to break even when the world doubted them.
Call it naรฏve if you wish, but remember this: the only reason it looks naรฏve is because faith in humanity has become rare enough to look unrealistic.
And letโs flip the Question
Instead of asking who paid for the boat,
ask why aid to Gaza still needs boats in 2025.
Instead of mocking those who sailed,
ask why armed soldiers board civilian vessels in open sea.
Instead of doubting their sincerity,
ask why our silence always sounds louder than their courage.
You wanted accountability. Fair.
But accountability cuts both ways, between those who act and those who scoff from safety.
Maybe the real awkward question is not for them at all.
Maybe it is for us. Yes You and Me.
When did compassion become something we had to apologise for?
Signed,
A Malaysian Who Still Believes in Humanity
FB: Khairul Azri
You asked ten questions in the name of accountability.
Fair enough.
But fairness also means knowing the facts before you accuse.
So letโs go through them one by one.
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๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฌ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ. ๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฌ.
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Yes, they knew.
Every Malaysian knows that line printed in their passport:
โThis passport is valid for all countries except Israel.โโ
But here is what you left out: they were NOT travelling to Israel.
They were sailing in international waters, under the protection of maritime law and international humanitarian conventions.
Malaysiaโs restriction applies only to voluntary entry into Israel, not to citizens aboard a humanitarian mission seized on open sea.
The Israeli navy intercepted them roughly 90 nautical miles from Gaza, a breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
No Israeli border was crossed, no passport stamped, no law violated.
They DID NOT visit Israel.
They were taken there by force, abducted from international waters during an unlawful military operation.
Every Malaysian knows that line printed in their passport:
โThis passport is valid for all countries except Israel.โโ
But here is what you left out: they were NOT travelling to Israel.
They were sailing in international waters, under the protection of maritime law and international humanitarian conventions.
Malaysiaโs restriction applies only to voluntary entry into Israel, not to citizens aboard a humanitarian mission seized on open sea.
The Israeli navy intercepted them roughly 90 nautical miles from Gaza, a breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
No Israeli border was crossed, no passport stamped, no law violated.
They DID NOT visit Israel.
They were taken there by force, abducted from international waters during an unlawful military operation.
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๐๐: ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฐ, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ.
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Neither, because there was no law to break.
They did not enter Israel willingly, so there was nothing to own. Their passports remained valid, their journey legal, and their purpose humanitarian.
If anything, the only party that needs to own a violation is the one that committed armed interception in international waters. This was not carelessness. It was courage within international law.
And Malaysiaโs position is clear: the activists acted lawfully, morally, and with the governmentโs full diplomatic support.
They did not enter Israel willingly, so there was nothing to own. Their passports remained valid, their journey legal, and their purpose humanitarian.
If anything, the only party that needs to own a violation is the one that committed armed interception in international waters. This was not carelessness. It was courage within international law.
And Malaysiaโs position is clear: the activists acted lawfully, morally, and with the governmentโs full diplomatic support.
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๐๐: ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ? ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐๐ง ๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ?
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In case you have been living under a rock, this was not a weekend stunt.
It is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a humanitarian campaign that has been sailing since 2010 to challenge the Gaza blockade peacefully.
This was the thirty-seventh mission, following Madelene (number 35) and Handala (number 36).
And yes, people have died in these efforts.
Every participant was vetted, briefed, and registered under international NGOs that work with the UN and Red Crescent networks.
So no, it was not a secret cell or pub chat.
It is a global movement of hundreds from more than forty countries, united by principle and discipline.
And while you are reading this from your sofa, the thirty-eighth flotilla, the next wave, is already preparing to sail. Just as a reminder so you did not need to ask this question again.
It is part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, a humanitarian campaign that has been sailing since 2010 to challenge the Gaza blockade peacefully.
This was the thirty-seventh mission, following Madelene (number 35) and Handala (number 36).
And yes, people have died in these efforts.
Every participant was vetted, briefed, and registered under international NGOs that work with the UN and Red Crescent networks.
So no, it was not a secret cell or pub chat.
It is a global movement of hundreds from more than forty countries, united by principle and discipline.
And while you are reading this from your sofa, the thirty-eighth flotilla, the next wave, is already preparing to sail. Just as a reminder so you did not need to ask this question again.
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๐๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐ณ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐?
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Wrong question.
The real question is: why does Gaza not have a working port in the first place?
Because Israel bombed it.
Because every attempt to rebuild it was blocked.
Because for seventeen years, the Israeli navy has enforced a blockade that forbids Palestinians from developing or using their own coastline.
And even without a functioning port, the aid could still have been delivered easily. Humanitarian groups proposed that Israel or international observers inspect and escort the cargo into Gaza, as was done before 2007.
The flotilla organisers even offered to offload the aid at sea under UN supervision.
Israel refused every offer.
So this is not about logistics.It is about control.
The blockade is not protecting anyone. It is preventing food, fuel, and medicine from reaching civilians.
The flotilla was not a stunt.
It was a reminder that if the world truly wanted to, aid could reach Gaza tomorrow.
The only thing stopping it is not geography. It is policy.
The real question is: why does Gaza not have a working port in the first place?
Because Israel bombed it.
Because every attempt to rebuild it was blocked.
Because for seventeen years, the Israeli navy has enforced a blockade that forbids Palestinians from developing or using their own coastline.
And even without a functioning port, the aid could still have been delivered easily. Humanitarian groups proposed that Israel or international observers inspect and escort the cargo into Gaza, as was done before 2007.
The flotilla organisers even offered to offload the aid at sea under UN supervision.
Israel refused every offer.
So this is not about logistics.It is about control.
The blockade is not protecting anyone. It is preventing food, fuel, and medicine from reaching civilians.
The flotilla was not a stunt.
It was a reminder that if the world truly wanted to, aid could reach Gaza tomorrow.
The only thing stopping it is not geography. It is policy.
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๐๐: ๐๐ก๐จ ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ? ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐?
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Should I ask you the same question?
Who gave you permission to sit comfortably while others risked their lives?
Sound ridiculous right? Joking.
Jokes aside. Some of them took unpaid leave. Some were humanitarian professionals. Some were full-time volunteers.
They did not need permission to act where silence had already failed.
They were not employees on a corporate retreat.
They were citizens stepping in where governments fell short.
If helping the helpless now requires official approval, then maybe the problem is not with them. It is with us.
Who gave you permission to sit comfortably while others risked their lives?
Sound ridiculous right? Joking.
Jokes aside. Some of them took unpaid leave. Some were humanitarian professionals. Some were full-time volunteers.
They did not need permission to act where silence had already failed.
They were not employees on a corporate retreat.
They were citizens stepping in where governments fell short.
If helping the helpless now requires official approval, then maybe the problem is not with them. It is with us.
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๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ? ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ? ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ? ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ??
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Everything was transparent.
Funds were raised through registered NGOs, open crowdfunding platforms, and community networks across forty-four countries, from Asia to Europe, Africa to Latin America.
These were not secret financiers or political fronts.
They were ordinary citizens, influencers, journalists, doctors, teachers, and parliament members who refused to stay silent while Gaza starved.
Many used their own savings. Others ran small campaigns, ten ringgit here, twenty euros there, from people who believed in sending food, not funding war.
The organisers published financial statements and passenger lists publicly.
Every ship, every name, every destination was known before they even left port.
The vessels themselves were humble, converted fishing boats and small cargo ships, not luxury liners. No corporate sponsors, no PR agencies, no five-star accommodations.
Just volunteers, elected officials, and media professionals documenting the truth.
So if you really want to talk about money, ask the harder question.
Who funds the siege? Who profits from the blockade? Who supplies the bombs that make these flotillas necessary in the first place?
Because if ordinary citizens across forty-four nations can pool their resources for compassion, then what excuse do governments have for financing cruelty?
Funds were raised through registered NGOs, open crowdfunding platforms, and community networks across forty-four countries, from Asia to Europe, Africa to Latin America.
These were not secret financiers or political fronts.
They were ordinary citizens, influencers, journalists, doctors, teachers, and parliament members who refused to stay silent while Gaza starved.
Many used their own savings. Others ran small campaigns, ten ringgit here, twenty euros there, from people who believed in sending food, not funding war.
The organisers published financial statements and passenger lists publicly.
Every ship, every name, every destination was known before they even left port.
The vessels themselves were humble, converted fishing boats and small cargo ships, not luxury liners. No corporate sponsors, no PR agencies, no five-star accommodations.
Just volunteers, elected officials, and media professionals documenting the truth.
So if you really want to talk about money, ask the harder question.
Who funds the siege? Who profits from the blockade? Who supplies the bombs that make these flotillas necessary in the first place?
Because if ordinary citizens across forty-four nations can pool their resources for compassion, then what excuse do governments have for financing cruelty?
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๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐จ๐? ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ?
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You do not measure sincerity by the size of someoneโs lunch box.Humanitarian voyages do not pack for comfort.
They pack for purpose.
The Global Sumud Flotilla carried medical kits, nutritional supplements, sanitary supplies, and non-perishable food, all declared and documented before departure.
Every ship was inspected by local port authorities in Europe before sailing. The supplies were for Gazans, not for passengers.
The participants expected rough seas, interception, and possibly detention. They brought just enough to survive, not to live comfortably.
No one boards a small vessel for days across open waters under threat of airstrikes and naval patrols because it is fun.
They were not playing heroes. They were filling the silence left by governments that refused to act.
If this were a stunt, it would have ended when the cameras stopped rolling. But these people are still at sea, still being arrested, still risking their lives, again and again.
That is not theatre. That is conviction.
They pack for purpose.
The Global Sumud Flotilla carried medical kits, nutritional supplements, sanitary supplies, and non-perishable food, all declared and documented before departure.
Every ship was inspected by local port authorities in Europe before sailing. The supplies were for Gazans, not for passengers.
The participants expected rough seas, interception, and possibly detention. They brought just enough to survive, not to live comfortably.
No one boards a small vessel for days across open waters under threat of airstrikes and naval patrols because it is fun.
They were not playing heroes. They were filling the silence left by governments that refused to act.
If this were a stunt, it would have ended when the cameras stopped rolling. But these people are still at sea, still being arrested, still risking their lives, again and again.
That is not theatre. That is conviction.
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๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ?
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They expected to be stopped, yes, because history told them so. As every flotilla since 2010 has been intercepted or attacked by Israeli forces, from the Mavi Marmara massacre that killed nine activists to the Handala and Madelene missions that were seized before even reaching Gaza.
They knew what was coming, and they went anyway. If it was about fame, they could have stayed home and posted hashtags. Most of them had jobs, families, and reputations to lose.
Some were parliamentarians, others journalists, medical workers, and ordinary citizens with everything to risk and nothing to gain.
They were not chasing attention.
They were chasing accountability.
Because every time Israel hijacks a humanitarian ship in international waters, it proves the point of the mission itself.
It is not about being seen. It is about making sure the truth cannot be unseen.
And for the record, most of them were not flown home. Out of more then 400+ people abducted majority are still being detained, interrogated, and held in Israeli facilities before being deported in stages, often after diplomatic negotiations led by their respective governments.
That is not a free ride. That is the price of conscience.
They knew what was coming, and they went anyway. If it was about fame, they could have stayed home and posted hashtags. Most of them had jobs, families, and reputations to lose.
Some were parliamentarians, others journalists, medical workers, and ordinary citizens with everything to risk and nothing to gain.
They were not chasing attention.
They were chasing accountability.
Because every time Israel hijacks a humanitarian ship in international waters, it proves the point of the mission itself.
It is not about being seen. It is about making sure the truth cannot be unseen.
And for the record, most of them were not flown home. Out of more then 400+ people abducted majority are still being detained, interrogated, and held in Israeli facilities before being deported in stages, often after diplomatic negotiations led by their respective governments.
That is not a free ride. That is the price of conscience.
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๐๐: ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐?
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Calm does not mean fake.
It means discipline under threat.
When armed soldiers board your ship at night, shouting orders in a language you do not understand, panic helps no one.
They stayed calm because they had been briefed to remain non-violent, a central rule of every Freedom Flotilla mission.
They were trained to film, not to fight.
They were taught to keep the camera steady no matter what happens, because chaos favours the aggressor, not the truth.
That is why the footage looks composed. It is the result of civil resistance training, not rehearsal.
Some of those same calm people were later shown with bruises, torn clothes, and confiscated gear once they reached detention.
No scriptwriter could plan that. Calm in fear is not acting.
It is survival, the only kind of dignity you can still control when someone else has taken your freedom.
It means discipline under threat.
When armed soldiers board your ship at night, shouting orders in a language you do not understand, panic helps no one.
They stayed calm because they had been briefed to remain non-violent, a central rule of every Freedom Flotilla mission.
They were trained to film, not to fight.
They were taught to keep the camera steady no matter what happens, because chaos favours the aggressor, not the truth.
That is why the footage looks composed. It is the result of civil resistance training, not rehearsal.
Some of those same calm people were later shown with bruises, torn clothes, and confiscated gear once they reached detention.
No scriptwriter could plan that. Calm in fear is not acting.
It is survival, the only kind of dignity you can still control when someone else has taken your freedom.
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๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ? ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐?
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What lines are you talking about?
If you mean the SOS messages, yes, they sounded the same. They were meant to.
Every participant on the flotilla was instructed to repeat a unified distress call once the ships were surrounded.
It was not a performance. It was protocol.
When communication is jammed, when satellites go dark, and when military boats close in, they are trained to record and repeat the same phrases so the world knows what is happening in real time.
It was not drama. It was documentation.
Now, if you mean the testimonies after detention, of course they sounded similar.
When trauma repeats, words repeat.
They were not reading from a script. They were describing the same ordeal: blindfolded, handcuffed, interrogated, deprived of sleep and water.
You would sound the same too if you went through identical treatment.
Their voices trembled not because they were acting, but because they were exhausted.
They were not reciting lines. They were recounting violations.
And even if their phrasing overlaps, that is called consistency, not choreography.
In journalism, when multiple witnesses tell the same story without contradiction, that is called evidence.
If anything, their uniform testimonies strengthen their credibility, not weaken it.
Israel calls it โprocessing detainees.โ
The rest of the world calls it collective punishment. And the people who spoke calmly about it on camera did so knowing they might be punished again for speaking.
That is not performance. That is courage under captivity.
If you mean the SOS messages, yes, they sounded the same. They were meant to.
Every participant on the flotilla was instructed to repeat a unified distress call once the ships were surrounded.
It was not a performance. It was protocol.
When communication is jammed, when satellites go dark, and when military boats close in, they are trained to record and repeat the same phrases so the world knows what is happening in real time.
It was not drama. It was documentation.
Now, if you mean the testimonies after detention, of course they sounded similar.
When trauma repeats, words repeat.
They were not reading from a script. They were describing the same ordeal: blindfolded, handcuffed, interrogated, deprived of sleep and water.
You would sound the same too if you went through identical treatment.
Their voices trembled not because they were acting, but because they were exhausted.
They were not reciting lines. They were recounting violations.
And even if their phrasing overlaps, that is called consistency, not choreography.
In journalism, when multiple witnesses tell the same story without contradiction, that is called evidence.
If anything, their uniform testimonies strengthen their credibility, not weaken it.
Israel calls it โprocessing detainees.โ
The rest of the world calls it collective punishment. And the people who spoke calmly about it on camera did so knowing they might be punished again for speaking.
That is not performance. That is courage under captivity.
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To the "Sceptical Malaysian"
You are right about one thing.
Malaysians have a right to know whether this was a sincere humanitarian effort or awell-orchestrated show.
Scepticism is fair, but only if it comes with curiosity, not cynicism.
It is easy to call it naรฏve if you did not know what you were looking at. Because the truth is, this was never a small local mission.
It was part of a global humanitarian network that has existed for over a decade, spanning forty countries and thirty-eight flotillas.
Doctors, journalists, lawmakers, and faith leaders have sailed before and some never made it back.
So if you thought these Malaysians acted alone or stumbled into politics by accident, that misunderstanding is understandable.
We live in a time where activism is often performative, so genuine courage looks unfamiliar. But ignorance of history does not make those who act naรฏve(as what you have written).
There was no hidden script, no media choreography, no profit to be made.
The accounts were published, the NGOs registered, the cargo documented.
If sincerity is proven by sacrifice, then these people have already given enough.
So yes, Malaysians have a right to ask.
And they have been answered not through press conferences, but through 48 hours of captivity, through calm faces behind metal bars, through voices that refused to break even when the world doubted them.
Call it naรฏve if you wish, but remember this: the only reason it looks naรฏve is because faith in humanity has become rare enough to look unrealistic.
And letโs flip the Question
Instead of asking who paid for the boat,
ask why aid to Gaza still needs boats in 2025.
Instead of mocking those who sailed,
ask why armed soldiers board civilian vessels in open sea.
Instead of doubting their sincerity,
ask why our silence always sounds louder than their courage.
You wanted accountability. Fair.
But accountability cuts both ways, between those who act and those who scoff from safety.
Maybe the real awkward question is not for them at all.
Maybe it is for us. Yes You and Me.
When did compassion become something we had to apologise for?
Signed,
A Malaysian Who Still Believes in Humanity
FB: Khairul Azri
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