Huwaida Arraf: Why the Freedom Flotilla Will Keep Defying Israel

Huwaida Arraf: Why the Freedom Flotilla will keep defying Israel

On 9 June, Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza Freedom Flotilla's ship Madleen in international waters, illegally detaining activists and stopping them from supplying much needed aid - including baby formula -to the people of the Gaza Strip, who are now dying of famine. However, this has not deterred activists from trying to reach the Gaza Strip by sea again with food supplies, amid growing global outrage at scenes of children starving amid Isra…

Chris Smalls: Sabotage attempts and death threats won’t stop Gaza Freedom Flotilla

More than a hundred aid organizations warned Wednesday that “mass starvation” is spreading in Gaza, as Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing of Palestinians reaches an unspeakable turning point. As the crisis of humanity deepens, another Gaza Freedom Flotilla has set sail in the hopes of breaking Israel’s blockade and bringing life-saving supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip. Calling from the Handala ship while en route to Gaza, American labor orga…