#Swedish ship to be sent to #Gaza in May 2018 to help break decade-long blockade
The boat they already bought has been named after the prominent Irish activist Mairead Maguire from Northern Ireland, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976.
Maguire took part in several voyages aimed at breaking the siege; she was on board the Mavi Marmara in 2010 when Israeli commandos boarded the ship and killed nine Turks.
Spokeswoman for the Ship to Gaza Foundation, Ellen Hansson added that the small vessels taking part in the campaign will be launched from France while the big ones will head to Gaza via the ocean.
She pointed out that the International Freedom Flotilla also intends to join the campaign.
Hansson denounced the US president Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel saying, “This decision will bring tears, not peace, to Jerusalem.”
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