Mosab Hassan Yousef, a writer and the son of a senior Hamas official, urged owners of private vessels in Israel over the weekend to organize a counter-flotilla in response to a planned left-wing flotilla to Gaza. Youssef, who formerly served as an agent for the Shin Bet security agency and whose work has been credited with preventing numerous attacks, is today one of the most prominent spokespeople for Israel in international media.
Yousef wrote: "Listen up, Israeli boat owners—sea wolves, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters: Fifty boats draped in fake flags, packed with terrorist sympathizers, sail to slander us while our hostages rot. This isn't a protest; it's a thunderclap. We don't debate. We sail. Hundreds of hulls—yours, mine, every stern that's tasted saltwater—roar out at dawn, flags high, horns screaming. No ramming, just presence: a blue-and-white wall for the hostages, for every Israeli still breathing. "
In a separate post Youssef wrote that the pro-Hamas flotilla was designed "flood the waters so Israel can't act without triggering global outrage. Their money, their boats, their chaos — all to throw Hamas a lifeline, demanding Israel kneel through pity."
He added: "Israeli boat owners and citizens: the Navy is handling them, but join the protest anyway — in designated, Navy-approved zones, without interfering in its mission to neutralize the flotilla. This isn't just Navy turf; it's our sovereignty under threat from every enemy uniting to strip our legitimacy, penetrate our waters under Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood's sick script. They've already done enough damage — the game is clear. We trust the Navy, but we are not silent. Our outrage answers theirs. Because their offense isn't only against the government — it's against every soul in this nation.."
