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Twenty groups demand U.S. lift sanctions on Gaza flotilla activists
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Twenty civil society organizations, including Dawn, issued a joint call for the U.S. government to immediately rescind sanctions imposed on four activists who participated in a flotilla attempting to challenge Israel's blockade of Gaza. The groups warned that the penalties represent an escalating effort to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights and represent a troubling use of national security authority against human rights work.
The sanctioned individuals were involved in efforts to breach Israel's naval blockade of the territory, according to Dawn. The organizations urged the administration to cease weaponizing national security measures as a tool to target humanitarian and rights activists. The statement comes as pressure mounts globally over restrictions on aid access to Gaza.
