Update on the Bombed Gaza Freedom Flotilla Boat
Here’s a short update on the Conscience, the Freedom Flotilla boat attempting to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. The boat was bombed two nights ago by drones sent by the Israeli military, and severely disabled. Fortunately, the thirty humanitarian activists on board are safe for the moment, and the ship has not sunk. But the Maltese government is not allowing the ship into harbor, where it would be safe from further attacks and could be repaired. Please contact the Maltese Government and urge that they allow the Conscience safe passage and shelter.
Maltese Consulate in New York:
(closed until Monday, no message option)
(+1) (212) 725 2345
Email:
Maltese Prime Minister’s Office
Maltese prime minister's office +35622002400
For the moment, the activists on board the Conscience are unharmed. But the people of Gaza are being harmed, with no aid or food allowed in for the last two months! I don’t care what your politics are about Israel and Palestine, a one-state or two-state solution, pro or anti-Zionist, any of it! Deliberately starving a people, denying medical aid and shelter, is a crime against humanity. It also violates international law. There is no good political end that can be served by it. It will not make Hamas go away, nor will it make Israel safer or stronger. It will only breed more hatred, more revenge, and raise the outrage and fury of all people of good will.
So let’s raise our voices against that. If you’re in the U.S. call your representatives. Demand that we stop targeting protesters and using false charges of anti-Semitism to silence dissent. Demand that we pressure Israel to allow in aid and end the assault on the people of Gaza. If you’re outside, contact your government. Join one of the many protests around the world, and speak out! The children of Gaza will thank you for it.
Here's a short update from folks on the ground, including Greta Thunberg who is planning to go with the ship:
Emailed from your link on Friday and have shared widely. We will not be deterred from using our voices to call out the horrific crimes committed against humanity at this time.
I will call on Monday and send an email to the address you gave. This is a horrible situation.