{"id":2801,"date":"2018-06-12T22:39:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T22:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jfp.freedomflotilla.org\/?p=2801"},"modified":"2025-02-06T19:58:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T19:58:31","slug":"mike-treen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jfp.freedomflotilla.org\/ar\/participants\/mike-treen","title":{"rendered":"Mike Treen (New Zealand\/Aotearoa)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Treen (New Zealand\/Aotearoa)<\/strong>
\nSailing on Al Awda, ‘The Return’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike\u00a0has now been released from unlawful detention in Israel.<\/p>\n

Read Mike’s account of his participation on the Freedom Flotilla:
\n‘How I got hijacked, kidnapped, tasered, cracked ribs and a fractured foot at the hands of the Israeli military in international waters<\/a>‘ – published on Unite union website (13 September 2018).<\/p>\n

Follow Mike on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is an exchange of letters<\/a> between Mike and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters relating to the behaviour of the NZ Honorary Consul in Israel during Mike’s unlawful detention in Israel as a result of his trying to break the siege of Gaza and deliver medical supplies to that part of Palestine.<\/p>\n

Here are some reports re Mike’s experiences:<\/p>\n

The New Zealand Model: Unwavering international solidarity with Palestine<\/a> – Al Arabiya (19 August, 2018)<\/p>\n

Mission accomplished: Why solidarity boats to Gaza succeed despite failing to break the siege<\/a> – article written by Ramzy Baroud<\/a> in Palestine Chronicle<\/a> and reported in Middle East Monitor<\/a>\u00a0 and also on our partner Kia Ora Gaza’s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Treen: NZ diplomat in Israel \u2018unfit to continue in that role\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

How I got hijacked, kidnapped, tasered, cracked ribs and a fractured foot! – The Daily Blog (10 September 2018) via our partner Kia Ora Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

———–<\/p>\n

Mike Treen from New Zealand\/Aotearoa is the National Director of the Unite Union, and a veteran human rights defender.<\/p>\n

Here is\u00a0Mike’s first report on the flotilla as it prepared to depart Palermo, Sicily, for Gaza: https:\/\/kiaoragaza.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/22\/report-from-the-freedom-flotilla-by-mike-treen\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Mike also tells the story of fellow New Zealander and Palestinian Youssef Sammour<\/a>\u00a0who sailed with the Freedom<\/em> from Amsterdam to Palermo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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