""Please ask that Shannon Airport stop being used by the US military. Stop using our airport to bomb the hell out of Gaza and Palestine," she says."
""Ninety five per cent of the military aid comes from the US and Germany. I totally object to our airspace being used in genocide.""
""We stand with the Palestinian people. We call for our release and the release of Palestinian hostages should we be attacked and abducted tonight. We are a peaceful mission, we have done nothing wrong.""
Dr. Margaret Connolly is part of the Global Sumud Flotilla aiming to deliver aid to Gaza and challenge the Israeli naval blockade. As they approached Gaza, Israeli military began boarding nearby vessels, threatening activists at gunpoint. Connolly called for the Irish Government to stop allowing US military use of Shannon Airport, condemning military aid to Israel. She emphasized their peaceful mission and solidarity with the Palestinian people, urging for their release if attacked. Activists reported another flotilla boat was set ablaze by Israeli forces, increasing concerns for their safety.
Read at Irish Independent
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