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Diaspora Ministry Exposes Plans for West Bank Activist Infiltration
The Global Sumud Flotilla, an organization previously known for organizing a Gaza flotilla that included climate activist Greta Thunberg, is recruiting international volunteers for a presence program in Judea and Samaria. The initiative was revealed by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, which gathered the information through its National Monitoring Center and National Situation Room.
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What happened
- 01The Global Sumud Flotilla is recruiting international volunteers for a presence program in Judea and Samaria during the upcoming olive harvest.
- 02The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism revealed the initiative and vowed to act against foreign activists planning provocations.
- 03The organization, which previously involved climate activist Greta Thunberg in a Gaza flotilla, set an application deadline of Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
- 04Participants must commit to at least two weeks and will receive training in direct action, political strategy, and media engagement.
- 05The initiative aims to foster continued anti-Zionist political organizing in the activists' home countries after they return.
- 06Ministry Director General Avi Cohen Scali announced that Israel will take action against participants, whom the ministry refers to as foreign anarchists.
- 07Israeli authorities monitor foreign activists planning to enter the country and may deny entry based on background checks.
The program aims to support Palestinian communities during the upcoming olive harvest season. International activists are required to commit to a stay of at least two weeks. According to the organization's social media announcements, the application deadline for the program was Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
Participants in the program will receive training in direct action, political strategy, and media engagement. The organization expects volunteers to continue political advocacy in their home countries after they return, framing the initiative as part of a broader confrontation with Zionism as a political project. Similar campaigns, such as Faz3a and the International Solidarity Movement, also recruit foreign activists to the region under the description of a protective presence.
In response, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs vowed to act against foreign activists planning provocations, with Director General Avi Cohen Scali stating that Israel will take action against those arriving as part of the initiative. Israeli authorities monitor the entry of foreign activists and may deny access based on background checks.
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