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Diplomat conducted ‘first Gaza paragliding flight,' shouted, ‘Free Palestine!' three months before terror attack
2023-10-23
[NYP] A former European Union envoy to Gaza is being slammed for allegedly empowering Hamas to use paragliders, the very devices employed by the Palestinian terrorists to invade Israel and kill more than 1,400.
DFS-230 Assault Glider. The classic Fallschirmjäger workhorse achieved important successes in a handful of missions.
Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, a German diplomat, crowed on video in July that he was conducting "the first Gaza paragliding flight in history" as he soared over Gaza’s coast while shouting, "Free Palestine!"

The giddy then-EU envoy told Palestinians in the footage that once they’re free, "You can do exactly the same thing."

But rather than seeing Palestinians enjoy recreational paragliding as he advocated, such gliders were instead used by Hamas to kill Israelis on Oct. 7.

Israel has since declared war on Hamas and launched devastating airstrikes on Gaza, prompting von Burgsdorff to condemn the Jewish state, claiming it "doesn’t matter what Hamas did," Israel Hayom reported.

"It cannot be that Israel has carte blanche because terrible acts, cruel and shocking acts happened to 1,000 or even 1,200 Israelis," von Burgsdorff said during a recent radio interview. "This is not the excuse you can use to flatten Gaza."
I would not wish to be Herr von Burgsdorff.
Related:
Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff: 2023-08-06 Departing EU envoy: I won’t accuse Israel of apartheid, but it’s worthy of discussion
Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff: 2022-06-02 Terrorist attacks not surprising given Palestinian suffering, says EU envoy
Posted by:Besoeker

#11  Had so many friends go on up the ladder lately, I'm beginning to suffer survivor's guilt.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-23 17:42  

#10  Well. He says if you Believe, you are already there...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-10-23 17:35  

#9  /\ I need to read it much more often :-(
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-23 17:27  

#8  I read The Book.

Jesus Wins.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-10-23 17:19  

#7  /\ I have it on good word he sits out until the end.

I've heard similar reporting.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-23 17:12  

#6  This is a species-wide mental breakdown. Global war will be the result, and nothing short of the second coming of Christ will stop it. In fact, I have it on good word he sits out until the end. /sarc?
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2023-10-23 16:33  

#5  He wants Hamas to finish the job his people started in the 1930s?
Posted by: Glenmore   2023-10-23 09:07  

#4  Add Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff to the list of scum to be hunted down.
Posted by: Airandee   2023-10-23 07:05  

#3  MAIL - EU envoy to Gaza filmed himself paragliding in the region and declared 'once we have a free Palestine, you can do the same thing' - three months before Hamas killers flew into Israel to carry out attack
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-23 06:31  

#2  ...I saw the headline and I was sure this was going to be about an American diplomat.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2023-10-23 06:26  

#1  X - "Free Palestine from German guilt“
Das Schuldkult-Gelaber von links.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-10-23 06:02  

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