{"id":36560,"date":"2025-06-03T19:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36560"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:35:12","slug":"gaza-floatilla-ship-madleen-begins-voyage-to-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=36560","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Floatilla Ship Madleen Begins Voyage to Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY .<\/p>\n

An article by Ann Wright in Peace and Planet News<\/a><\/p>\n

The Gaza Flotilla sailboat\u00a0Madleen\u00a0set off from Catania, Sicily, Italy on June 1, 2025 for a 7-day voyage to Gaza\u00a0<\/a> to break the 40-year illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and now to stop the 600 day genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. The ship\u00a0and her 12-person crew and participants departed at 4 pm Central European Summer Time following four very successful community events in Catania, each event having several hundred members of the local community attending.<\/p>\n

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\nClimate activist Greta Thunberg and Thiago Avila from the Freedom Flotilla Steering Committee meet with journalists in Catania, Italy.<\/center><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Madleen\u00a0is named after Gaza\u2019s first and only fisherwoman in 2014. The ship is a symbol of the unyielding spirit of Palestinian resilience and the growing global resistance to Israel\u2019s use of collective punishment and deliberate starvation policies.<\/p>\n

Her launch comes just one month after Israeli drones bombed\u00a0Conscience, another Freedom Flotilla aid ship, underscoring both the urgency and the danger of this mission to break the siege on Gaza. <\/p>\n

The\u00a0Conscience\u00a0had been in\u00a0international waters off the European country of Malta as the flotilla coalition was ready to board around 35 participants onto the ship. The bombing occurred hours following the flight of an Israeli military C-130 Hercules aircraft around Malta.<\/p>\n

In the afternoon of May 1, only hours before the Israeli military bombed the\u00a0Conscience, the small Pacific island of Palau, which is dependent on U.S. funding through the Compact of Free Association, cancelled\u00a0 the flag and certification of the\u00a0Conscience,\u00a0no doubt following pressure from the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

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\nQuestion related to this article:<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n
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\n How can we best express solidarity with the people of Gaza?<\/a> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Madleen\u00a0is carrying urgently needed supplies for the people of Gaza, including baby formula, flour, rice, diapers, women\u2019s sanitary products, water desalination kits, medical supplies, crutches, and children\u2019s prosthetics.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Freedom Flotilla Coalition\u00a0<\/a> emphasizes that this is a peaceful act of civil resistance. All volunteers and crew aboard\u00a0Madleen\u00a0are trained in nonviolence. They are sailing unarmed, united by the shared belief that Palestinians deserve the same rights, freedom, and dignity as all people.<\/p>\n

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition calls on:<\/p>\n

Governments to guarantee safe passage for\u00a0Madleen\u00a0and all humanitarian vessels;<\/p>\n

Media outlets to report on this mission with accuracy and integrity;<\/p>\n

People of conscience everywhere to reject silence and take action for Gaza.<\/p>\n

Those onboard the\u00a0Madleen\u00a0are:<\/p>\n

Mark Van Rennes (crew) The Netherlands
\n\u20282. Reva Seifert Viard (crew) France\u2028
\n3. Pascal Maurieras (crew) France\u2028
\n4. Sergio Toribio (crew) Spain
\n\u20285. Thiago \u00c1vila (Freedom Flotilla Steering Committee) (Brazil)
\n\u20286. Yasemin Acar (Freedom Flotilla Steering Committee) (Germany)
\n\u20287. Rima Hassan (European Parliamentarian) France
\n\u20288. Greta Thunberg (climate activist) Sweden
\n\u20289. Yanis M\u2019Hamdi (journalist) France\u2028
\n10. Suayb Ordu (engineer) Turkey
\n\u202811. Omar Fayad (Al Jazeera reporter) France\u2028
\n12. Baptiste Andre (Doctor) France<\/p>\n

Donate to the Freedom Flotilla here<\/a><\/p>\n

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