Whether or not the boats of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla arrive safely in Gaza, they will have at least achieved the difficult feat of catching the attention of the mainstream press, something which every activist action for Gaza should be aimed at. Jon Donnison of the BBC reported on the boats yesterday and followed up with another report today.Is Donnison’s reporting perfect? The answer is no, but he is operating within an extremely confined power structure and he and other mainstream reporters and outlets need evidence that viewers want increased, accurate reporting on Gaza and elsewhere in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Gaza is recognized as the world’s largest “open-air prison” and this flotilla can’t change the situation for the long term, but what it can do is wake up the world to the point of asking why activists from around the world continue to face-off with one of the world’s top most brutal armies when others like them have lost their lives while doing so.
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