“Silent Regimes Have Failed Us”: Maghreb Flotilla Calls Out Arab Governments, Vows Solidarity with Gaza

A wave of small boats from across the Maghreb has joined the global Sumud flotilla aiming to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Organizers say more than 50 vessels and delegations from over 40 countries are taking part. 

We spoke with Ayoub Habraoui, Morocco’s representative in the Maghreb section of the flotilla and a member of the Tunis-based steering committee, about the mission, the risks and what the Maghreb contingent hopes to prove.

Unity and scale

“A Maghreb section is…