EPISODE · May 26, 2020 · 46 MIN
Podcast Ep 18: Israel evades accountability for Mavi Marmara massacre, 10 years on
from The Electronic Intifada · host The Electronic Intifada
Filmmaker and activist Iara Lee was a passenger on the Mavi Marmara, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was intercepted and raided by Israeli commandos on 31 May, 2010. Israeli forces killed 9 people aboard the ship. She tells us about her experience and how she's still pursuing justice ten years later. We also feature an interview with Mohammad Samara, a nurse and activist in Nablus, about the COVID-19 pandemic in the occupied West Bank. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-18-israels-mavi-marmara-massacre-10-years Photo: The Mavi Marmara, part of the 2010 Freedom Flotilla hijacked by Israel. The subsequent backlash in global public opinion led Israeli spies to begin monitoring Palestine solidarity groups. (Wikipedia)
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Filmmaker and activist Iara Lee was a passenger on the Mavi Marmara, part of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla that was intercepted and raided by Israeli commandos on 31 May, 2010. Israeli forces killed 9 people aboard the ship. She tells us about her experience and how she's still pursuing justice ten years later. We also feature an interview with Mohammad Samara, a nurse and activist in Nablus, about the COVID-19 pandemic in the occupied West Bank. Read more: https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/podcast-ep-18-israels-mavi-marmara-massacre-10-years Photo: The Mavi Marmara, part of the 2010 Freedom Flotilla hijacked by Israel. The subsequent backlash in global public opinion led Israeli spies to begin monitoring Palestine solidarity groups. (Wikipedia)
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