"This is my final letter from the Global Sumud Flotilla before our likely interception-timed, by coincidence, to the arrival of Yom Kippur. This coincidence, however, is an opportunity-to connect with my fellow Jews across the United States and around the world, and to bring them into the flotilla's mission of tikkun olam." Tikkun olam is a Jewish concept that refers to repairing the world."
"I almost never write "as a Jew." I share the exhaustion of being forced to put Jewish feelings first-when a genocide has been committed in the name of Zionist "national interest," and when activists have been detained, tortured, and deported in the name of our "safety." But today I felt compelled to write in that register-as one of the only Jews on this mission, which brings together over 500 people from more than 40 countries across the world."
The Global Sumud Flotilla is an international civil-society maritime initiative aiming to peacefully break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip. More than 40 vessels carrying over 500 people from more than 40 countries approached within 200 miles of Gaza and Israel and faced warnings of likely interception by the Israeli navy. The flotilla's arrival coincided with Yom Kippur, prompting a Jewish participant to reflect on heritage, tikkun olam, and the moral imperative to repair the world. The participant voiced exhaustion at Jewish feelings being forced first amid allegations of genocide in the name of Zionist "national interest" and cited detention, torture, and deportation of activists. The participant framed the timing as a blessing and an opportunity to connect with fellow Jews worldwide and to reclaim Jewish tradition as a force for justice.
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