I write with profound urgency regarding the imminent threat to the Global Sumud Flotilla, a humanitarian mission carrying food, water filters, and infant formula to Palestinians in Gaza. On board are American citizens and veterans. Recent reports reveal that the flotilla has been attacked with drones, hit by over a dozen explosions, and subjected to communications jamming—endangering all aboard.
This is not speculation. A ship in the flotilla was damaged in a Tunisian port earlier this month. Tunisia initially denied a drone strike, but later admitted it was a premeditated attack. The flotilla’s organizers reported that unmarked aerial devices dropped explosives on at least ten vessels. There are no weapons on board these ships—only aid. The people delivering it are risking their lives because governments have failed to act.
International officials have begun to speak out. Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto condemned the attack on the flotilla as “strongly condemnable” and dispatched a frigate to support Italian citizens aboard. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani demanded Israel guarantee the safety of Italians. Earlier this year, Turkey’s government condemned a similar drone attack on a Freedom Flotilla ship near Malta, attributing the strike to Israeli UAVs. South Africa’s Foreign Ministry has also called for the protection of this flotilla and warned of accountability under international law.
Yet the United States remains silent.
Your silence enables this violence. U.S. weapons and funding have already fueled a genocide in Gaza, where families are being deliberately starved and bombed. Now, Israel is attempting to stop food and formula from reaching children—and doing so with drone warfare against peaceful ships, including those carrying American citizens.
I demand that you:
1. Publicly condemn these attacks and support an immediate investigation.
2. Take urgent diplomatic and consular action to protect U.S. citizens aboard the flotilla.
3. Suspend military aid to Israel, which enables these illegal assaults.
4. Support multilateral action through the UN and ICC to hold attackers accountable.
5. Ensure safe, unimpeded humanitarian corridors for Gaza.
You have the power—and the duty—to act. If you fail to condemn these attacks or protect Americans bringing aid to starving civilians, you are complicit. The people on these ships are not the threat—those trying to stop them are.
History will remember who stood by as Israel targeted baby formula, food, and the brave humanitarians delivering it.
Do something. Now.
First sent on September 24 by BlueCollarJew
