26 April, from Tuzla Port Istanbul to Gaza. Freedom Flotilla

Istanbul 5.22pm

Under threat, massive lobby by White House to stop the boat, Freedom Flotilla decide to be sailing April 26th, 2024.

Statement:

We have completed all technical and crewing requirements in order to launch the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza on Friday April 26, 2024. Our final group of participants are undergoing the required nonviolent direct-action training today. We will carry over 5k tons of life-saving aid and hundreds of human rights observers. We are working diligently to move our boats to a port in Istanbul where the paperwork procedures for hundreds of participants can be completed, to allow for boarding beginning on Friday morning.

Huwaida Arraf, architect of Flotilla 2010 and again 2024:

Governments must refuse to collaborate in maintaining Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza by obstructing the Flotilla in any way. We call on the governments of the 40 countries represented on this Freedom Flotilla to uphold their obligations under international law and demand that Israel guarantee the flotilla safe passage to Gaza.

Huwaida Arraf [giving a speech] and Jennifer Koonings [black tshirt] from CODE PINK.

Huwaida Arraf. 2010. 2024. Same Flotilla

Huwaida Arraf speak last Sunday [2pm] in the middle rallies. Erdogan already in Baghdad since 11am, not in Istanbul.

Medea Benjamin. Co-Founder CODE PINK

Inside ship - Freedom Flotilla Gaza. in Tuzla dockyard / port, Istanbul

Pentagon and White House smell some fishy since 2 weeks ago: although Biden suffered painful about Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, in other hand, Erdogan still continue to ‘show off’ in border [Turkiye - Iraq], and means, [potential] ‘big slice’ national budget for defense [and not for rebuilt after earthquake, and also not too much send a humanitarian fund for Gaza]. That’s why US put Erdoğan to ban or stop Flotilla to sailing [to Gaza], with use [still same] turf card named F-16.

‘Tiger’ Tighe Barry [Code Pink], with Surya, an Australian. Both volunteer Freedom Flotilla Gaza

Jennifer Koonings is nurse, angel, with gold heart, Certified Forensic Examiner for Adults and Children in New York State. Cannot stop to pray and wish you safe travels and back to home [NYC] again, Jennifer Koonings and all volunteers across the world.

Sadly, AOC is Jennifer Kooning’ representative [and maybe Tiger’s CODE PINK representative], because living @ 14th congressional district [eastern part of The Bronx and part of north-central Queens, includes the neighborhoods of Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, and Woodside]

Like Jennifer Koonings, [Jewish American] writer Jason Rosenberg are part 142 protesters get detained after peacefully protest in New York Times headquarter, 5 weeks ago [March 14th, 2023]

Also NYT / New York Times

300 - 400 bodies in [new] mass grave around Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis Gaza

Democrat Primary in NYC 3 weeks ago

red line: Jennifer Koonings. Please back home [NYC] alive after Gaza aid operation, Jennifer. Can’t stop pray to you, Jennifer.

If I Must Die Refaat Alareer mini runtext and Jennifer Koonings