On 30 June 2009, Mairead Maguire was taken into custody by the Israeli military along with twenty others, including former U.S. Congress member Cynthia McKinney. She was on board a small ferry carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip when Israel intercepted the vessel in the coastal waters of Gaza, allegedly controlled by Israel. From an Israeli prison, she gave a lengthy interview with Democracy Now! using her cell phone, and was deported on 7 July 2009 to Dublin
Written by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate, during her incarceration in Ramle prison, Israel. 3lst June, 2009
For Gaza and the Palestinian People
As long as
The People of Palestine
Have no liberty, no freedom
Those of us with a voice to speak:
Must speak!
As long as
The Children of Gaza
Live in fear of Israeli
Bombs and occupation
Those of us with a voice to speak:
Must speak!
As long as
Six million Palestinian refugees
Are deportees around the world
Those of us with a voice to speak:
Must speak!
As long as
Millions of God's Children
Are hungry, imprisoned, and without hope
Those of us with a voice to speak:
Must speak!
Because it is in speaking
We find our liberty, our freedom
And no prison bars can take away
Our peace, our love
Which is the true Spirit of Humanity!
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