As the Freedom Flotilla boat Conscience prepared to sail to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza, it was struck twice in a drone attack last night.
While the attacker has not yet been confirmed, you know as well as I do that Israel is so hellbent on forcibly starving Gaza that it will destroy any prospect of sustaining life.
Contrary to reports, the 18 international human rights activists on the boat are still at sea with aid on board. As night begins to fall in Malta, they fear another imminent attack. Demand that the Maltese government protect their vessel.
This is the time to be brave. Keep fighting. Read the latest updates below.
- Recent reports confirm the Biden administration never pushed Israel for a ceasefire, allowing Israel to mass murder Palestinians with impunity.
- Trump threatened to illegally strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status today in an attempt to intimidate universities into complying with his repression plan.
- Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of a forced famine, as Israel has blocked any humanitarian aid from entering Gaza for two months—with full U.S. backing. Tell Congress to act now.
- You’ve collectively sent 1.2 million emails to universities nationwide to demand they protect student rights amid repression. Meanwhile students refuse to back down, protesting across the country.
- Mohsen Mahdawi is free! Mohsen, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, has been released after over two weeks in ICE detention. You also helped pressure the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of student visas.
- In Morocco, protests have taken off to block and delay Maersk ships from docking. Dockworkers resigned in protest of Maersk’s role in shipping weapons for Israel to commit genocide.
- Your support has spread awareness about where our tax dollars are going, driving a spike in traffic with 18,000 active users visiting the Not My Tax Dollars map this past month.
- SOS: The Freedom Flotilla ship carrying life-saving aid to Gaza was attacked in a drone strike overnight before it even departed. Demand emergency protection.
- Plan a protest May 12-18 during the 77 Years of Ongoing Nakba international week of action.
- The Nakba (Arabic for “catastrophe”) has been ongoing for 77 years. Tell your members of Congress to cosponsor the resolution to recognize the ongoing Nakba.
- Demand that the Michigan State Attorney General drop the charges against University of Michigan Gaza solidarity encampment protesters.
- Organize an action on Anti-Chevron Day on May 21 for the Boycott Chevron campaign. Pressure Chevron to cut ties with Israel and stop fueling environmental destruction.
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AHMAD ABUZNAID
Executive Director
USCPR Action
5 May 2025