EYEWITNESS REPORT: ISRAELI MASSACRE ON FREEDOM FLOTILLAS

A Public Forum With Flotilla Activist Kevin Neish
 
Friday, June 18, 7pm
Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch), Alice McKay Room
350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 6B1
 
Free admission. Donations will be collected and all proceeds will go to
the next Freedom Flotillas.
 
 
For more information email sphr.ubc@gmail.com or phone Omar Shaban
604-379-4050 (and scroll down!)
 
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Sponsored by
 
Boycott Israeli Apartheid Campaign (BIAC)
Canadian Islamic Congress
Canada Palestine Association
Canada Palestine Support Network
Independent Jewish Voices (IJV)
No One Is Illegal
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) UBC
StopWar.ca
Voice of Palestine
 
 
Background
 
 
Kevin Neish, from Victoria, B.C., was a part of the international
solidarity flotilla to break the siege and blockade of Gaza which was
brutally stopped by the Israeli commandoes in the early morning hours of
May 31, 2010. The flotilla, which included six ships with over 600
activists from more than 30 countries, was carrying 10,000 tons of
humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.
 
 
Neish explained, "I got a taste of life in Gaza for the day," after
witnessing the massacre on board the MV Mavi Marmara, where Israeli Forces
killed at least nine people. In addition to witnessing and speaking out,
Neish smuggled out photographs documenting the Israeli massacre which have
been published in the Turkish press, including photos which showed Israeli
soldiers being treated by the activists. In addition, he was the passenger
who discovered a mysterious list of selected passengers in one of the
pockets of the Israeli soldiers. This can be seen in the exclusive
one-hour long raw footage from Iara Lee on
http://www.culturesofresistance.org/gaza-freedom-flotilla that was
recently released to the UN.
 
 
This latest Israeli crime has been condemned worldwide. There have been
protest actions across Canada -- including three rallies in Vancouver
alone -- condemning the flotilla assault and the Harper government's
uncritical support of Israel, whose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was
visiting Stephen Harper in Ottawa when the May 31 massacre was carried
out.
 
 
Further reading: Victoria's B-Channel News has compiled stories about
Kevin Neish here: http://bchannelnews.tv/?p=5144