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Hungarian-Canadian physician and Holocaust survivor Gabor Mate on Thursday voiced his support for the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, which is scheduled to set sail from Barcelona this Sunday in a renewed attempt to deliver aid, Anadolu reports. “I’m here to give whatever support I can to that flotilla,” Mate said in a social media video. “I wish I could be there with you.” Mate recalled Israel’s record of intercepting previous aid convoys at sea. “Israel has committed piracy in the open seas, seizing these boats of aid and support to the most needy people on Earth, arresting the participants. This time, more boats will leave from many different countries,” he said. The upcoming flotilla brings together four initiatives: the Maghreb Sumud […]
