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MAGINNESS CALLS FOR ISRAEL TO RELEASE MAGUIRE SDLP Justice Spokesperson Alban Maginness MLA said the continued detention of peace campaigner Mairead Maguire is a further stain on Israel’s reputation and she should be released immediately and unconditionally.
He said: “Mairead Maguire and the other occupants on the boat carrying essential humanitarian aid to Gaza were illegally seized in international waters. Concerns about Israel’s security are a shameful pretext. It is precisely because Israel has closed off proper import channels which it controls that this shipment was necessary.
“Claims that the aid will be passed on to Gaza after inspection ring hollow. It has been pointed out that children’s toys will be rejected as unnecessary luxuries and cement to rebuild bombed homes will be rejected as potential military goods.
“Ireland and the whole EU must make its views of Mairead Maguire’s detention and proposed deportation known in no uncertain terms. According to the Red Cross 80% of the people in Gaza are dependent on external food aid. By its blockade Israel is visiting mass punishment upon a whole community and no security concerns, no actions by Hamas can justify this.”
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