Jailed for Sailing to Gaza, Challenging the Blockade

Posted by Medea Benjamin in Stop Funding War, World News & Events on 4th November, 2011 | No Comments

Two boats full of courageous passengers were on their way to Gaza when they were intercepted on Friday, November 4, by the Israeli military in international waters. They were unarmed, and the Israeli military knew that. They were simply peace activists wanting to connect with civilians in Gaza, and the Israeli military knew that. Yet naked aggression was used against them in international waters—something that is normally considered an act of piracy.
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