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Twenty groups urge U.S. to lift Gaza flotilla activist sanctions
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Twenty civil society organizations have called on the U.S. government to immediately rescind sanctions imposed on four activists involved in a flotilla challenging Israel's blockade of Gaza, according to DAWN. The joint statement warns that the sanctions represent an escalating effort to silence advocacy for Palestinian rights.
The organizations have urged the U.S. administration to stop using national security measures to target human rights activists and supporters of Palestinian causes. The statement characterizes the sanctions as part of a broader campaign to suppress advocacy work related to Gaza and Palestinian issues.
