SS Hope

The Free Gaza Movement announced today that an international delegation of doctors, parliamentarians, and human rights workers will sail to Gaza aboard the SS Hope on Wednesday, September 24th. A press conference will be held on Wednesday at Larnaca Port prior to the ship’s departure.  

The passengers on board include:
- 5 physicians from 4 countries 
- human rights lawyers and monitors
- Jamal Zahalka, a member of the Israeli Knesset
- Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council 
- Mairead Maguire, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work in Belfast 

According to Maguire, a world-renowned human rights campaigner, “This mission carries with it the hopes and wishes of many people around the world."