Greta Thunberg, Facebook photo.

Frustration is at an all-time high. The streets of America and Europe are filled with people who care about the plight of the Palestinians. Humanitarian activists have taken things into their own hands, launching two high-profile efforts to challenge Israel’s blockade on Gaza: the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, with the vessel Madleen carrying activists like Greta Thunberg, and the Global March to Gaza, a land-based initiative involving thousands of participants from over 80 countries.

Both efforts aimed to deliver aid and draw global attention to Gaza’s humanitarian crisis but were decisively halted by Israeli forces at sea and Egyptian authorities on land. But the activists must not remain deterred. These failures to breach Israel’s blockade simply highlight the formidable barriers Israel has created to prevent such aid from reaching the Palestinians. Activists should use this as proof to further our cause and raise more money for the next effort.

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