Sharon Cohen has orchestrated the transfer of 608 donkeys to Europe since 2022, most of them to France. Some were entrusted to her by Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza. The soldiers rescued the animals in the Palestinian enclave, where the war waged by Israel since Hamas’ terrorist attack on October 7, 2023 has killed more than 71,000 people, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which is controlled by Hamas. This death toll continues to rise despite the ceasefire that took effect on October 10, 2025.
Save the donkeys from the war in Gaza! This rallying cry has echoed across Europe among some animal rights activists. It hardly matters whether the animals truly escaped the war or are simply poor beasts of burden bought from Palestinian owners in Israel. Cohen, 43, believes that almost all Arab owners, in both Palestine and Israel, force their donkeys to work in unacceptable conditions.
Four donkeys were destined for a shelter in Germany. Al Jazeera highlighted the paradox: “Germany has welcomed donkeys evacuated from Gaza. But it blocks the entry of Palestinian children who need medical evacuation.” Since the spring, Palestinians have expressed outrage at Cohen’s efforts. They accuse her of “stealing” Gaza’s donkeys, while two million civilians displaced by the army wander from one end of the enclave to the other, on foot and on carts pulled by emaciated animals.
The operation led by Cohen began well before the war. In the fall of 2022, a senior French civil servant and animal rights advocate drew Le Monde’s attention to a shelter in central France called La Tanière, which took in donkeys “rescued” from an alleged trafficking ring in Gaza. According to the claims, the animals were slaughtered for their skins under horrific conditions. The skins would then be smuggled through tunnels into Egypt and shipped on to China.
The West won’t even let you have your donkeys, it has to gobble everything up. Don’t fall for the spin, guys.
The author cant even spell properly, all that wall of text can be spelled like “Looting”
I remember how utterly stupid this whole thing was when it first started.
It wasn’t even worth making fun over because it just confirmed they care more about saving donkeys than civilians or children.
Even more insane when you consider that in the west bank, they just opt to slaughter the livestock to ensure Palestinians are financially ruined before kicking them out or killing them.
It wasn’t even worth making fun over because it just confirmed they care more about saving donkeys than civilians or children.
This is from the article:
“We have destroyed Gaza, but I don’t feel any guilt,” she said. “It’s the animals I care about, not those poor people [the Palestinians] for whom I can do nothing.”
There is lots of stuff to criticise about what they do. However… generally, I think the fact that an animal rescue keeps being focussed on animals makes sense. There are charities in Ukraine too that find cats and dogs that have lost their owners. There isn’t anything wrong with that.
I’m only commenting on this aspect. There is a lot of racism in the way this person/rescue appears to operate.
Imagine doing this and thinking it would look positive. The detachment from reality required…
Its a wild headline. They arent “saving” at all. They are stealing to deprive the Palestinian people of any and everything they could use to survive.
It wasn’t even worth making fun over because it just confirmed they care more about saving donkeys than civilians or children.
Yeah, who do they think they are? PETA?
Piece of shit article.
Cohen, 43, believes that almost all Arab owners, in both Palestine and Israel, force their donkeys to work in unacceptable conditions.
Well she said “almost.”
I’m going to be honest. Couldnt the people of gaza used this as a good source?
Yes, Gazans did use the donkeys as a transport resource, which is why they were stolen.
What is bro doing in that image??
Looks like she’s huffing the donkey.
