{"id":44305,"date":"2025-10-01T22:38:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=44305"},"modified":"2025-10-01T22:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:38:53","slug":"gaza-flotilla-enters-danger-zone-as-humanitarians-demand-west-cut-ties-with-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/gaza-flotilla-enters-danger-zone-as-humanitarians-demand-west-cut-ties-with-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Flotilla Enters \u2018Danger Zone\u2019 as Humanitarians Demand West Cut Ties With Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The first vessel \u201cSirius\u201d of a civilian flotilla, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid and aiming to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, leaves the Barcelona port on September 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0(Photo by Lluis Gene\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are not sailing simply to deliver our cargo, but to pressure our countries to stop arming and funding Israel,\u201d said one flotilla passenger.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BRAD REED<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sep 30, 2025 (CommonDreams.org)<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet of dozens of ships heading toward Gaza<\/a> to deliver humanitarian aid, has entered the final stretch of its journey in which it could soon face strikes from the Israeli military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As described<\/a> by Middle East Eye<\/em>, the flotilla on Tuesday ventured into the \u201cdanger zone\u201d where organizers are likely to be intercepted by the Israeli military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Middle East Eye<\/em> also cited reporting from Reuters<\/em> that \u201cflight tracking websites showed multiple drones originating from Turkey\u2019s Corlu airbase circling over the flotilla\u201d as it entered the zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the flotilla approached its final destination, many organizers reflected on the journey that they\u2019ve made and the goals they are trying to achieve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Adler, the co-general coordinator of Progressive International, linked his Jewish faith to the flotilla\u2019s mission to help end mass starvation in Gaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI believe it is a blessing that we are approaching interception at the onset of Yom Kippur\u2014our annual day of atonement\u2014which calls on us to reflect on our sins, and what can be done to repair them in the spirit of tikkun olam,\u201d he wrote<\/a>. \u201cHow can we atone for what has been committed in our name? How can we seek forgiveness for sins that multiply by the hour, as bombs and bullets rain on Gaza?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela who is a passenger on the flotilla, told<\/a> Democracy Now<\/em> that he wanted to show Palestinians the same international solidarity that activists once displayed for his country when his grandfather was working to free it from apartheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose that rallied behind our cause and stood side by side in supporting the anti-apartheid movement ensured that we attained our freedom in our lifetime,\u201d he explained. \u201cThis is why today we utilize our voice to support the oppressed and most vulnerable nations across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another flotilla passenger, Irish writer Naoise Dolan, wrote<\/a> an editorial for The Guardian<\/em> in which she acknowledged that her ship was unlikely to reach Gaza while emphasizing the importance of showing solidarity in the face of atrocities being committed against the Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are not sailing simply to deliver our cargo, but to pressure our countries to stop arming and funding Israel<\/a>,\u201d she argued. \u201cAll of our governments\u2014French, Danish, Irish\u2014participate in the genocide through maintaining ties with its perpetrator. We\u2019re not even protesting inaction, but the active sabotage of Palestinian self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flotilla set sail<\/a> one month ago with the goal of breaking through the Israeli military blockade that has for months prevented aid from reaching Gaza, which has caused a famine<\/a> in the exclave, and starving to death at least 440 people, including 147 children, so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to Adler, Mandela, and Dolan, other passengers on the flotilla include Swedish climate activist\u00a0Greta Thunberg<\/a>, American actress Susan Sarandon, Irish actor Liam Cunningham, Portuguese politician Mariana Mort\u00e1gua, and former Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our work is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRAD REED<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Reed is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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