Audacity of Hope Flotilla Blocked From Delivering Aid to Gaza
Demonstration in support of the ‘Free Gaza’ flotilla 2010 (photo: edo.medicks.net)
Activists are again trying to breach Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. They’re trying to sail from Greece and deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territory. So far, Greece has banned the boats from leaving port citing security concerns. Host Marco Werman speaks with former State Department official and retired US Army Col. Ann Wright. She is aboard one of the flotilla boats ‘The Audacity of Hope’.
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