Global Sumud Flotilla at port Sidi Bou Said. Photograph Source: BrahimGuedich – CC BY 4.0

Catholic theologian and author James W. Douglass, a co-founder of Mary’s House Catholic Worker house of hospitality, describes the Global Sumud Flotilla as a miracle. Douglass believes we are living “in the heart of darkness.” Yet, the Global Sumud Flotilla’s witness, tenacity, and diversity astonish him. Here is a coordinated nonviolent campaign illuminating “the works of mercy” while confronting “the works of war.”

The Global Samud Flotilla now stands at 41 boats, carrying over 280 civilians from forty-four countries, including about 30 U.S. people. The participants, unarmed, engage in continuous nonviolence training. They aim to break the illegal blockade Gazans have endured since 2008 by........

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