His Harrowing Experience in an Israeli Torture Dungeon (w/ Thiago Ávila) | The Chris Hedges Report
About this episode
Chris Hedges interviews Thiago Ávila about his experiences and the challenges faced by activists involved in humanitarian flotillas to Gaza.
Since the Zionist siege of Gaza began 19 years ago, people from around the world have been organizing to break through it and establish a humanitarian corridor to guarantee that Palestinians receive the supplies they need to survive. International flotillas are one way people challenge the Israeli blockade of Gaza. As is occurring with all forms of resistance to the Zionist State, retaliation against activists is escalating. Participants on the most recent flotillas have been subjected to abuse, torture and rape perpetrated by the Israelis with near impunity. On this episode of The Chris Hedges Report, Chris Hedges speaks with longtime flotilla organizer and pro-Palestine activist Thiago Ávila to describe his harrowing experience in an Israeli torture dungeon. Ávila recounts in detail the illegal kidnapping of flotilla activists this spring, the abusive treatment, and the activist’s courage in resisting the efforts of the Zionists to intimidate them and attempt to prevent future flotillas. He places the work of the flotilla organizers in the context of a global struggle, which employs a variety of tactics, in support of Palestinian liberation. While flotilla participants are…
People in this episode
Host: Chris Hedges
Guest: Thiago Ávila
Topics covered
- humanitarian efforts
- Palestinian liberation
- activism
- Israeli blockade
- torture and abuse
- flotilla organizers
- global struggle
Keywords
- Gaza
- flotilla
- activism
- torture
- Israeli blockade
- Palestinian liberation
- humanitarian corridor
- Zionist State
- abuse
- resistance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Zionist State, Israeli
Places: Gaza, Israeli torture dungeon
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