With the slogan “When the world is silent, we raise the anchor,” Fleetworks with humanitarian aid and activists, among which Greta Thunberg, will start from Barcelona to “tried to stop the illegal siege of Gaza,” Organizers reported.
“The new flotilla ships that go towards the Palestinian territory will arrive to the Gaza and deliver the opening of the humanitarian corridor, and then to bring more help, and in the Denmark of Israeli Blocked Gaza,” said Swedish activist Greta Thunberg for Afptv.
This mission called “Global Sumud Fleotila” is different because there are many more ships, more activists now and it is historical mobilization, said Thunberg, speaking from the Spanish port, from where it will go.
The floti will join dozens of additional ships that will go from Tunisia and other Mediterranean ports 4. September, while the organization provides for manifestations and simultaneous actions in 44 countries, said Thunberg, Member of the Management Board “Global Sumud Flotile.
She added that this mission should also exist and that it should be the responsibility of governments and people who have been elected to work, to prevent international law, prevent war crimes and genocide, but they do not issue Palestinians, but also the whole humanity.
“So, unfortunately, it depends on us, ordinary citizens, to organize it,” Thunberg said.
The activists from several countries will participate, as well as European deputies and personalities such as the former mayor Barcelona Ada Colau.
The organization did not specify the correct number of ships nor departure time.
The Spanish government will use all their diplomatic and consular protection to protect their citizens in Floti, said today Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, Transfers Beta.
Global Sumud Flotila (Sumud means perseverance in Arabic) is defined on the Internet page as an independent organization unrelated for any government or political party.
The new initiative was launched after a recent failed attempt to help the Gaza help, in which Greta Thunberg also participated.
The ship “Madlin”, who transported a dozen activists from France, Germany, Brazil, Turkey, Swedish, the 9th June of Israeli forces at about 185 kilometers west of the Gaza band. Activists from the ship were arrested first, and a little later expelled.
(Vijesti.ba)
