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Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 5:57 PM
To: Miriam Vieni
Subject: BREAKING: Ann Wright kidnapped by Israeli navy!
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Miriam -
Yesterday afternoon, we heard that the Women's Boat to Gaza was making good
progress on the Mediterranean and the women on board were excited about
meeting the people on the shores of Gaza who were waiting for them. Some
Palestinians even spent the night at the beach to greet them.
At 9:58am EDT, flotilla organizers lost contact with the boat,
Zaytouna-Oliva. The US Embassy confirmed that the boat was intercepted and
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported
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il&utm_campaign=161005_gazaboa1&n=3> that the Zaytouna-Oliva was boarded by
members of the Israeli navy. The Israelis took control of the boat and
rerouted it - under force - to the Israeli port of Ashdod. We have not had
any contact with Ann Wright or the rest of the women on board, and we do not
know where our friends are.
It is important to know that this happened in international waters. Not only
are Israel's actions illegal, but they set a terrifying precedent, giving a
greenlight for other nations to attack civilian ships in international
waters. The Zaytouna-Oliva was carrying no material aid. This was by design
because Israel, as a premise for their attacks, would claim that weapons and
contraband were on board. The owner of Zaytouna-Oliva is Israeli.
Ann Wright is a decorated former US diplomat and long-time CODEPINK
activist. On board with her were three parliamentarians, an Olympic athlete,
and Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire. They were committed to nonviolence
as much as they were committed to breaking the blockade.
Watch
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illegal action and then make calls and send emails to President Obama and
Secretary of State John Kerry demanding the release of all the women and
their boat!.
Contact President Barack Obama: (202) 456-1111
Contact Secretary John Kerry: kerryj@xxxxxxxxx or (202) 647-4000
Please ask Secretary Kerry and President Obama to call on the Israeli
government to immediately release the women, and to launch a US
investigation into the seizure of the boat. There are a number of troubling
circumstances that are clearly against US and international law! And don't
forget to say that the blockade on Gaza must end!
In solidarity,
Alice, Alli, Aniqa, Ariel, Chelsea, Jodie, Mariana, Martha, Max, Medea,
Nancy and Sam
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