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Jamaican activist on aid ship confronted by Israeli military
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
A Jamaican is reportedly among 21 human rights activists whose aid boat has been intercepted by the Israeli authorities.
Campaigners say Jamaican-born Journalist, Ishmahil Blagrove, was held while attempting to deliver medical supplies from a small boat, The Spirit of Humanity.
Mr. Blagrove, who is resident in the UK, is one of eight British and Irish people in the human rights team.
According to the Free Gaza Movement, they were on board an aid boat near the Gaza coast when they were seized in international waters.
They were allegedly stopped by Israeli warships with threats of gunfire.
Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney were among the group on the ship.
The group said its boat was carrying medical and reconstruction supplies as well as children's toys and could not possibly constitute any sort of threat to Israel.
The vessel was searched and received security clearance from the Cypriot Port Authorities before departing and never approached Israeli waters.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
A Jamaican is reportedly among 21 human rights activists whose aid boat has been intercepted by the Israeli authorities.
Campaigners say Jamaican-born Journalist, Ishmahil Blagrove, was held while attempting to deliver medical supplies from a small boat, The Spirit of Humanity.
Mr. Blagrove, who is resident in the UK, is one of eight British and Irish people in the human rights team.
According to the Free Gaza Movement, they were on board an aid boat near the Gaza coast when they were seized in international waters.
They were allegedly stopped by Israeli warships with threats of gunfire.
Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney were among the group on the ship.
The group said its boat was carrying medical and reconstruction supplies as well as children's toys and could not possibly constitute any sort of threat to Israel.
The vessel was searched and received security clearance from the Cypriot Port Authorities before departing and never approached Israeli waters.