Adnaan and Tor Stumo, the two Massachusetts men who were detained by Israeli forces while aboard a volunteer flotilla bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza, were released earlier this month. The same day they returned home to the United States, a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas officially came into effect.

The brothers, who grew up in a political family, aren’t new to activism, especially not for Palestine. Ralph Nader, a lawyer and political activist, is their great uncle.

Though the brothers told Boston.com that they didn’t prioritize their pro-Palestinian activism over their other protest work early on, they were heavily influenced by the death of their sister , Samya Stumo, who was “very involved” with Palestine.

When war broke out in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attacks, the b

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