Abroad Mavi Marmara
Inge Hoeger
German Parliamentarian

"We felt like we were in a war, like we were being kidnapped." "Nobody had a weapon."
Aboard the Free Mediterranean
Michalis Grigoropoulos (Greek)
Crewman

While in custody in Israel, "two Greek activists were beaten up."
Aboard the Challenger I
Dr. Fintan Lane
Ireland

“When they boarded our boat, we resisted entirely peacefully. I sat on the floor and tried to reason with them, but the Israeli commandos physically attacked us. Fiachra Ó Luain (see above) was dragged around the ground and I had a gun pointed in my face by a screaming commando. His mania was so intense that I genuinely feared for my life."
On treatment during custody: “I would not cooperate with my illegal detention (by handing over my passport) so I was then physically assaulted, my arms were painfully twisted behind my back for prolonged periods. Ken O’Keefe, the Irish-American passenger, suffered a severe beating at the hands of security officials at Tel Aviv airport before boarding, and his injuries were so bad that he had to be hospitalised in Tel Aviv.”
Aboard the Sophia
Henning Mankell
Best-Selling Swedish Novelist

The soldiers checked the boat and one soon returned saying they had found weapons. "I have 24 witnesses to this, he showed me my razor, a one-time use razor, and a box cutter he'd found in the kitchen," “All my possessions were taken. They stole my camera, my telephone … even my socks."
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