Protect the Global Sumud Flotilla!

Why is this important?

UPDATE FROM MAY 2026:

This weekend, peaceful activists were violently beaten by Israeli soldiers who boarded their ship near Greek waters. [1]

Two of them - Saif, a Spaniard and Thiago, a Brazilian - were taken hostage. They have been held for days on end, reporting severe abuse that amounts to torture. [2]

And our European “leaders”? They’ve said nothing. Done nothing.

Ursula von der Leyen, the head of the EU’s executive arm? Nowhere to be seen. Kaja Kallas, responsible for the EU’s foreign policy? Must not have got the memo. 

According to testimonies, Thiago has been subjected to “extreme brutality” by the Israeli military, including being “dragged face-down across the floor and beaten so severely that he passed out twice”. [4] 

Others from the flotilla describe violence, humiliation, denial of care. [5] This is what happens today to people who refuse to look away from Gaza.

Send an email to Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas now. Demand they use every tool at their disposal to secure the immediate release of the hostages, protect humanitarian missions, and defend Palestinians.

We cannot accept this. Not in our name. Because silence, right now, is a choice.

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