Middle East

In contrast to the hypocrisy and inaction of many governments, the peoples of the world have reacted unanimously by denouncing the ongoing genocide against the population of Gaza. Every day, scenes of atrocity unfold in this narrow strip of land…

This installment of the logbook is dedicated to getting to know the captains who come from far away and are with us on the flotilla. Karina is from Brazil, from the São Paulo region. She has a 17-year-old daughter, is…

In a land where, for decades, art was silenced under religious and political decrees, the appearance of *Carmen* on a Riyadh stage strikes with the force of lightning in the night. It is not merely an operatic performance: it is…

Yesterday was a busy day, as we continued to work on arranging the boats and preparing essential equipment—safety lines to secure ourselves and prevent falling into the sea during night shifts. We also had to clean the water tanks and…

The sea opens paths that the powerful tried to close. From Barcelona sets sail the Global Sumud Flotilla, a flotilla of persistence, of constancy, of resistance. Half a hundred boats that do not carry bombs but food and medicine, that…

A new report from our collaborators aboard the boats of the Global Sumud Flotilla, currently in Sicily awaiting departure for Gaza. No beatings yesterday for the members of the Global Sumud Flotilla. We carried out a simulation of direct nonviolent…

While the Sumud Aid Floatilla (50 boats, 44 nations) is preparing itself to take route to Gaza, the Western mainstream media stay in total silence about its existance. Their silence speak for itself, as they are ordered not to make…

One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions,…

Yesterday was an exciting day in Genoa, with a huge celebration that began in the afternoon at the Music for Peace headquarters, one of the collection points for the 300 tons of aid brought by the Genoese and arriving from…

The last 48 hours in Gaza City have been marked by a series of relentless bombings that have destroyed the last habitable neighborhoods in the city. After declaring the city a “dangerous combat zone,” the Israeli army has launched a…