The Gaza flotilla: the Woke Man’s Burden Anti-Israel activism is neo-colonial arrogancein the drag of pacifism. Some on the flotilla are openly calling on powerful states to send their warships to help ‘break’ Israel’s blockade of Gaza. It is not enough for states to ‘offer protection to our civilian fleet’, he said, referencing Spain and Italy’s decision to send frigates to guide the flotilla through the Med. Israelophobia is the Woke Man’s Burden, neo-colonial arrogance in the drag of pacifism. Brendan O’Neill is spiked’s chief political writer and host of the spiked podcast, The Brendan O’Neill Show.