The Global Sumud Flotilla seemingly breached Israel’s blockade of Gaza while provoking an Israeli response that triggered anger and reprisals from various governments. It’s one of the most successful acts of civil disobedience in recent history.

Yesterday Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) that has spent the past month sailing across the Mediterranean Sea to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, blockading and intercepting the boats just dozens of miles from the territory’s coast and arresting its crew. It’s the latest daring operation for a military force that has spent the last two years bravely fighting unarmed women and children, now moving on to deploying its navy against aid boats armed with baby formula.

By this morning, Israel had seized all but two of the boa

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