#emma fourreau

[justinspoliticalcorner]

BREAKING: Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive

The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians.

Prem Thakker at Zeteo:

Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza Aid Flotilla ship, the “Handala,” minutes before midnight local time on Saturday and took the 20 passengers on board captive, according to the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. The humanitarians and journalists on the ship – including Amazon Labor Union founder Christian Smalls, French-Swedish politician and European Parliament member Emma Fourreau, and Jewish-American actor Jacob Berger – sought to deliver aid to Gaza, after two other recent efforts had been stopped by Israeli attacks. “'Handala' has been intercepted and boarded illegally by Israeli forces whilst in international waters,” the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said, as images showed Israeli soldiers boarding the ship, and the passengers sitting with their hands up. The vessel was carrying baby formula, diapers, medicine, and food to Gaza, where some 2 million Palestinians have suffered from Israeli-imposed starvation, malnutrition, and deprivation of essential needs. [...]

The 20 people aboard the Handala, and their nationalities:

Ange Sahuquet – France

Braedon Peluso – United States

Christian (Chris) Smalls – United States

Huwaida Arraf – United States (and Palestinian/Israel)

Jacob Berger – United States

Justine Kempf – France

Robert Martin – Australia

Vigdis (Vigidis) Bjorvand – Norway

Chloé Fiona Ludden – United Kingdom/France

Antonio Mazzeo – Italy

Antonio La Picirella – Italy

Tan Safi – Australia

Hatem Aouini – Tunisia

Gabrielle Cathala – France

Emma Fourreau – France/Sweden

Frank Romano – United States/France

Bob (Suberi) Suberi – United States

Santiago González Vallejo – Spain

Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed El Bakkali – Morocco

Al Jazeera journalist Waad Al Musa – Iraq/United States

More Israel war crimes: IOF illegally intercept the Handala flotilla.

[smokeymcbandit]

France’s MEP, Emma Fourreau, who was aboard the Handala Freedom Flotilla: “Israel handcuffed us, locked us up, humiliated us, strip-searched us. For carrying baby formula and daring to denounce a genocide.”

[lune-moon-nuit]

A new boat from the Freedom Flotilla is setting sail!

Here is what you need to know: On board are 18 passengers from 8 different nationalities, carrying humanitarian aid and a clear objective — to break the humanitarian blockade imposed on the Palestinian people.

The boat, named Handala, is taking over from the Madleen, which was illegally seized by the Israeli army in June. Having departed from Syracuse on July 13, it is currently stopping in Gallipoli, southern Italy, for concerts and public gatherings. It will set course for Gaza on July 18.

Among those on board:

Chris Smalls, Amazon labor organizer in the United States

Bob Suberi, an 82-year-old Jewish-American peace activist

Gabrielle Cathala, French MP from La France Insoumise

Emma Fourreau, French MEP from La France Insoumise

Jacob Berger, a Jewish-American influencer and outspoken critic of the Netanyahu government

Huwaida Arraf, Palestinian-American lawyer and activist, survivor of the Mavi Marmara attack in 2010

Several international journalists and humanitarian workers

The Handala will carry in its hold food supplies, infant formula, medical equipment, and more.

Originally a Norwegian trawler, the vessel has been renamed in tribute to Naji al-Ali, a Palestinian cartoonist assassinated in London for his fierce opposition to Israeli colonization. For over a year, the Handala has traveled across Europe to raise awareness of the ongoing blockade in Gaza — from Norway to Malta, via Glasgow, Rotterdam, and Brest — a living symbol of international solidarity.

In June, the previous Freedom Flotilla vessel, the Madleen, attempted to reach Gaza. Among those on board were Rima Hassan, Franco-Palestinian MEP, and Greta Thunberg, to name just two. The boat was illegally intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters. Its passengers were detained for several days and then deported, without any meaningful reaction from either the European Union or France.

During the Madleen’s seizure, neither France nor the EU took concrete action to protect the passengers, despite their unlawful arrest in international waters. This silence must not happen again. This time, we must increase pressure on French and European authorities. Their safety depends on our support.

We must sustain the pressure, amplify communication campaigns, and follow the official accounts on Instagram (@emma.fourreau, @gabrielle_cathala, @gazafreedomflotilla) and other platforms . And if the Israeli army were once again to target them: we must take to the streets and say: enough.

In the face of genocide, blockade, and the complicit inaction of European governments, it is citizens, activists, elected officials, and union leaders who are taking a stand. All my support goes to the passengers of the Handala. May the sea protect you from colonial violence, and may your message cross all borders.

Free Palestine.

[aominebleu]

Emma Fourreau, Franco-Swedish Member of the European Parliament

[higherentity]

[muhtarabi]

Gazze'ye yardım için yola çıkan Hanzala gemisine İsrail'in müdahalesinin başladığı duyuruldu

Gazze’ye yönelik sürdürülen insani yardım operasyonu sırasında, İsrail’in sert müdahalesi ve bölgedeki ablukayı aşmaya çalışan Uluslararası Özgürlük Filosu Koalisyonu’nun (Freedom Flotilla Coalition – FFC) “Hanzala” gemisinde yaşananlar, bölgenin ne kadar kritik ve hassas bir noktada olduğunu bir kez daha gözler önüne serdi. Fransız Avrupa Parlamentosu (AP) üyesi Emma Fourreau, yaptığı…

Gazze'ye yardım için yola çıkan Hanzala gemisine İsrail'in müdahalesinin başladığı duyuruldu

[vincentreproches]