After Israeli terror attack on aid convoy: World demands ‘End blockade of Gaza!’

Mass Mobilization

— A firestorm of condemnation and protest has followed Israel’s latest brutality — the massacre of at least 9 unarmed activists by the Israeli navy in international waters north of Gaza. The activists were part of a 750-member delegation on a six-boat flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza.The Freedom Flotilla was the largest attempt to date in the growing movement to break a three-year blockade of Gaza by Israel. Led by the Free Gaza Movement and Insani Yardim Vakfi, a Turkish organization, the flotilla carried some 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid, including medical and construction supplies. Representing 40 different countries, participants in the international delegation included 85-year-old Holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, and government diplomats from various countries. ...