Will the Freedom Flotilla Sail to Gaza?
by www.counterpunch.org
www.counterpunch.org— 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.
The Times of Israel—Gaza ‘Freedom Flotilla’ blocked in Turkey after being denied use of 2 ships. A “Freedom Flotilla” aimed at delivering aid to Gaza without Israeli coordination or approval was blocked in Turkey Saturday after being...
Zero Hedge—Gaza Aid Flotilla With 1,000 Passengers, Tons Of Supplies Poised To Sail. Gaza Aid Flotilla With 1,000 Passengers, Tons Of Supplies Poised To Sail - As IDF Awaits A flotilla of ships packed with a thousand activists, human rights observers and more than 5,500 tons of food and medical supplies is ready to sail from Istanbul to for Gaza. To do so, they'll need the Turkish government to let them leave the port, and then run the risk of being subjected to a deadly Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attack -- as their predecessors were in an infamous 2010 incident. ...