List of participants of Freedom Flotilla II
The Freedom Flotilla II participants had planned to sail on 5July 2011, but did not. Fewer than a few dozen people were believed to be planning to participate in the flotilla as of 7 July, though initial reports had suggested as many as 1,000 from 22 nations could be involved.
Organizers
- Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of International Solidarity Movement.
- Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink.
- Amin Abu Rashid, Dutch Palestinian activist reported to be a member of the Al-Aqsa Foundation in Rotterdam.
- Adam Shapiro, co-founder of International Solidarity Movement.
Notable participants
- Chris Andrews, former Fianna Fáil TD; also prevented from taking part in the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
- Felim Egan, artist and member of Aosdána; won the 1993 UNESCO prize in Paris, and the 1995 Premiere Prize at Cagnes-sur-Mer.
- Amira Hass, Israeli journalist for Haaretz, Israel's oldest daily newspaper.
- Trevor Hogan, former Irish international rugby player.
- Gerry MacLochlainn, Sinn Féin Councillor in Derry. In 2009, led 2nd convoy into Gaza and co-founded Derry Friends of Palestine. He is a member of the International Steering Committee of Freedom Flotilla 2 – Stay Human and of the Irish Ship to Gaza national committee.
- Henning Mankell, Swedish author who, after participating in the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla aboard the MS Sofia and being deported to Sweden, subsequently called for global sanctions against Israel.
- Paul Murphy, Socialist Party, Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency.
- Alice Walker, author, announced that she would join the flotilla and published a letter in support of the flotilla.