Nobel Women's Initiative

 

Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire returned safely to Dublin on Monday after being held at a detention centre outside of Tel Aviv. Maguire was detained after Israeli naval commandos intercepted and illegally boarded the Irish cargo ship MV Rachel Corrie in international waters on Saturday. The ship, whose passengers included Maguire, former UN assistant secretary-general Denis Halliday and other Irish and Malaysian activists, was attempting to bring humanitarian supplies to blockaded Gaza.  

Though their attempts were stymied, they remain determined to step up their efforts to end the illegal blockade imposed by the Israeli government. Another aid flotilla will be making its way to Gaza within weeks.

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Update 6 June: Israeli naval commandos boarded the Irish cargo ship MV Rachel Corrie attempting to bring humanitarian supplies to blockaded Gaza, with the peaceful compliance of Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire and the other nonviolent activists. Their attempts to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza were stymied and they will be deported from Israel today, due to arrive in Dublin airport at 11.20am Monday morning.

See: Euro News, CNN

and Free Gaza

The Nobel Women's Initiative has issued a statement appealing to Israel to allow Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire and the rest of the crew aboard the MV Rachel Corrie to complete their peaceful mission to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza."We're not frightened, no,' said Maguire "we hope the Israeli government will allow us to go freely in and we know the international community are calling for our safe passage." The vessel is due to arrive in Gaza Saturday morning.

Read the full statement below.

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The Nobel Women’s Initiative is deeply concerned by the detention of Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire and other human rights activists on the Free Gaza Movement mission to deliver aid to the people of Gaza by boat.  Israeli naval forces forcibly boarded the Free Gaza boat and detained the human rights workers on June 30th, 23 miles off the coast of Gaza. The activists have been detained in Israeli prisons since.

Write the Israeli Government, or the Israeli Embassy near you, and urge them to immediately release the activists and ensure the delivery of the humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

Read more about it here.

What You Can Do:

CONTACT the Israeli Ministry of Justice
tel: +972 2646 6666 or +972 2646 6340
fax: +972 2646 6357

CONTACT the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
tel: +972 2530 3111
fax: +972 2530 3367

CONTACT Mark Regev in the Prime Minister's office at:
tel: +972 5 0620 3264 or +972 2670 5354
mark.regev@it.pmo.gov.il

Write to the Israeli embassy closest to you.

CONTACT the International Committee of the Red Cross to ask for their assistance in establishing the wellbeing of the  human rights workers and help in securing their immediate release.

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