Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Yes, anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)One of the various vessels passengers will apparently be Moncef Marzouki who has collaborated in the past with Hamas-linked groups in Europe and their associated personalities involved in the organization of previous flotillas.
According to the Jerusalem Post, passengers on the Marianne include:
Israeli-born Swedish citizen Dror Feiler, a musician and spokesperson of Ship to Gaza; Henry Ascher, a professor of Public Health and pediatrician; Lennart Berggren, a filmmaker; Maria Svensson, spokesperson of the Feministiskt initiative; and Mikael Karlsson, chairperson of Ship to Gaza Sweden.
Readers can refresh their memories regarding peace activist Dror Feiler here and find archive background material on the organisers of previous such publicity stunts here.
The coordinator of the International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza which partners the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (along with Miles of Smiles and the IHH) is Hamas-linked UK-based activist Zaher Birawi who was also involved in the Global March to Jerusalem in 2012.
http://bbcwatch.org/2015/05/12/flotilla-ahoy-a-refresher-on-the-background-to-another-anti-israel-publicity-stunt/