The Journalist and Blogger Antimilitarista Messinese Antonio Mazzeo launches an appeal Stopped yesterday on the Handala ship of the Freedom Flotilla who wanted to force the maritime block off the Gaza Strip.
Before the raid of the Israeli military, he sent a video appeal to family members, friends, fellow citizens and institutions to press pressure on the Italian government to ask for his release and the release of all those who were aboard the boat.
«My name is Antonio Mazzeo and I come from Italy – he said -. If you are watching this video, know that I was intercepted at sea and I was kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces or by a country complicit in the Palestinian genocide Perpetrated by Israel. I make an appeal to all and everyone: Take pressure on the Italian government to ask for my release and that of all those who were aboard the Handala as soon as possible. Thank you”.
The ship with food and toys was sailed on July 20 from the port of Gallipoli.
It was headed for the Gaza Strip after a first stop in Syracuse.
«We want to break the illegal and lethal block imposed by Israel and bring essential humanitarian aid but above all a strong and clear message: We will not remain in silence while Gaza is hungry, bombed and buried under the rubble», The activists say.
There are twenty -one people on board the ship: activists, humanitarian operators, parliamentarians and journalists from different countries around the world. And in addition to Antonio Mazzeo there is also another Italian: the Bari Antonio La Picirella.
The mayor of Messina Federico Basile announced the immediate convocation of an urgent session of the city council.
At the same time, it will ask for the activation of each channel of international diplomacy to obtain the immediate release of Professor Antonio Mazzeo and the other activists on board: “Messina shakes around those who work for peace – said the first Peloritano citizen – and cannot remain silent in the face of an action that affects those who commit themselves daily for human rights and international solidarity”.