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Yesterday, after Israeli forces hijacked Al Awda in international waters and assaulted some of its peaceful activists, I spoke by satellite phone to Canadian human rights activist John Turnbull, [...]

Earlier today, after Al Awda, the lead vessel of the Freedom Flotilla, was hijacked in international waters by the Israeli navy, I managed to speak to Ellen Hansson, a passenger on The Freedom, [...]

The Freedom Flotilla is hours away from being subjected to another act of piracy by Israel’s navy on the high seas. Just before the flotilla left Sicily for the final leg of its voyage to Gaza, I [...]

In Palermo, Sicily, during a break from intensive, non-violence training, I spoke to Freedom Flotilla crew member Mikkel Grüner, a Socialist member of the City Council of Bergen, Norway. Bergen [...]

In the port of Palermo, Sicily, I had the opportunity to speak with two Palestinian passengers of the Freedom Flotilla. Awni Farhat and Youssef Sammour are third-generation Palestinian refugees. [...]

For The Real News, I spoke last week to the Mayor of Naples, Luigi de Magistris, from the Freedom Flotilla about the European Union’s abject failure to hold Israel accountable for its human [...]

In Naples, Italy, I recently spoke to former U.S. Army Colonel and diplomat Ann Wright. Ms. Wright was in Naples to support the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. During our conversation, she stated: [...]

In Naples, Italy, I spoke with Jeannette Escanilla, a member of Sweden’s Parliament for the Left Party. Recently, Ms. Escanilla succeeded in prompting Sweden’s Foreign Minister, [...]

In the port of Naples, I had the opportunity to speak with Yonatan Shapira, a former rescue pilot in the Israeli Air Force. Years ago, after denouncing the Israeli military’s violations of [...]

On June 20, 2018, I joined the Freedom Flotilla in Lisbon. At that point, my hope and intention was to travel with the Flotilla all the way to Gaza – or at least as close to Gaza as the [...]