On today’s show, guest host Carlos Dávalos is in conversation with journalist Carlos Pérez Osorio, who sailed with the Global Sumud Flotilla as a journalist last summer. He joins us to talk about the successes and failures of their non-violent mission to open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza by sea.

Pérez Osorio reflects on the mission, saying that while the flotilla raised global awareness of what’s happening in Gaza, their objective of establishing a humanitarian corridor was a failure. They knew it would be difficult, but he and the others all believed they could get to Gaza and distribute aid. Then, after their long journey a ceasefire was announced. However Israel has violated that ceasefire hundreds of times.

The flotilla was made up of over 500 volunteers, and Pérez Osorio was on a boat with eight other people that departed from Barcelona, Spain. Their journey took around a month before they were intercepted by Israeli forces. But Pérez Osorio says the focus should be on Gaza, “People have to keep fighting.”

Carlos Pérez Osorio is a Mexican documentary filmmaker and photographer whose work focuses on justice, human rights, and stories of resilience. He has directed award-winning films such as Las 3 Muertes de Marisela Escobedo and the Emmy-nominated Los Tigres del Norte: Historias que Contar. His projects have taken him across Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia, and his work has appeared on platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, and Discovery.

Featured image of Ship to Gaza Norway vessel from 2018 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 1.0).

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