furkan’s flotilla

“We really have to ask the question, is Israel acting like a lunatic state, or has it become a lunatic state?” -Norman Finkelstein

a year ago this past tuesday,

may 31^st,

young furkan dogan,

a native to the united states---

born in troy, new york & living in

turkey after a move at the

age of

2,

was shot four times in the

head &

once in the

chest

(point blank) ,

because he was

on a boat which was part of a

group of six---dubbed the

GAZA FREEDOM FLOTILLA.

 

desperately

trying

to bring aid

supplies to

the suffering people of

gaza,

these

civilians

traveling in

international

waters were attacked

by the israeli

military &

as a result of their

blatant & brutal

force, 

9 other turkish citizens died alongside

this young man

(at age 18, the youngest of the group).

 

this month,

another flotilla bearing 15 ships

will try to bring aid to the

suffering, again,

& this time, with 1,500 activists

from 100 different countries

traveling to do so,

hopefully this

FREEDOM FLOTILLA II

will be able to make it to

the palestinian people who are

so very much in

need of

help.

 

these courageous individuals

will pay homage to the

memory of this compassionate

young man,

whose life was stolen from him---

as so many have been during the

period of israel’s policy of

apartheid or

drawn out genocide---

whichever you prefer, in this

game of semantics which always seems to

trump

humanitarian concerns.

 

this nonviolent group of

individuals will once again do their best

to bring the attention of the

world to this issue---

 

please listen when they speak

& walk with them in solidarity

for the freedom of an oppressed

people

& the hope for the palestinians

to someday have a secure home of

their own,

unoccupied by the military of another,

whose big brother

still manages to rule the world.