Freedom Flotilla activists determined to set sail to Gaza despite Israeli threats
by Middle East Eye
Middle East Eye— Civil society groups are preparing to send four ships to break the Gaza siege, but they are conscious that Israel might target them as it...
Common Dreams—Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?. We are calling on countries around the world to pressure Israel to allow us “free and safe passage” to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
www.counterpunch.org—Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?. From the U.S., there are about 35 participants. Leading the group, and key to the international coalition, is 77-year-old retired U.S. Army colonel and State Department diplomat Ann Wright. After quitting the State Department in protest over the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Wright has put her diplomatic skills to good use in helping to pull together a motley group of internationals. Her co-organizer from the U.S. is Huwaida Arraf, a Palestinian American attorney who is a co-founder of the...
The Nation—The Freedom Flotilla Is Sailing Into Its Most Dangerous Waters Yet. Saliha Bayrak The humanitarian convoy is trying to deliver vital aid to Gaza at a time when the stakes—and the risks—could not be higher.