{"id":3928,"date":"2016-09-27T09:53:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T07:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbg.freedomflotilla.org\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2016-10-09T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T18:25:00","slug":"zaytouna-oliva-departs-for-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbg.freedomflotilla.org\/it\/news\/zaytouna-oliva-departs-for-gaza","title":{"rendered":"Zaytouna-Oliva departs for Gaza…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…Amal-Hope II<\/em> to follow soon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Messina, Italy, 27 September 2016 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This morning at 9.50am, women representing 13 countries spanning five continents began their journey on Zaytouna-Oliva to the shores of Gaza, which has been under blockade since 2007. On board are a Nobel Peace Laureate, three parliamentarians, a decorated US diplomat, journalists, an Olympic athlete, and a physician. A list of the women with their backgrounds can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Freedom Flotilla Italia.<\/p><\/div>\n

When asked why they are going, the women gave a variety of responses. Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate from Ireland, notes that \u201cthey say that \u2018silence is golden\u2019, but regarding the plight of Palestinians in Gaza the silence of the world, especially concerning their little children, shows a lack of moral and ethical leadership from the international community.<\/em> Why has it lasted so long<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

For two of the women, their countries\u2019 own historical struggles for human rights played an important role in their decision to join the Women\u2019s Boat to Gaza. Leigh-Ann Naidoo, an Olympic volleyball player from South Africa, feels that \u201cSouth Africans understand the importance of international solidarity in fighting regimes that practice segregation.\u201d Marama Davidson, a Maori Member of Parliament from New Zealand, carries with her a strong personal connection to Palestinian women in Gaza. \u201cAs an indigenous woman myself, I want to stand alongside the women of Gaza and to draw attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis there.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Amal-Hope II has been making final preparations to sail and is scheduled to depart from Messina soon. Both boats are expected to arrive in Gaza in early October.<\/p>\n

Yudit Ilany, an Israeli participant who has sailed with the Zaytouna-Oliva since Barcelona<\/a>, said \u201cThe blockade of Gaza is a crime against humanity being committed in my name, and it is my duty to protest it in any way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

CONTACT: Ellen Huttu Hansson\u00a0Phone: +46 722 883 213 (English, Swedish)
\nE-mail: ellen.huttu.hansson@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Freedom Flotilla Italy\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Lucia Intruglio \/ Palmira Mancuso
\nPhone: +39 368 746 8528 \/ +39 345 340 6333
\nEmail: lucia.intruglio@gmail.com<\/a> \/\u00a0palmira.mancuso@messinaora.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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