Overview
- Arraf landed at Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday following her release on Monday, which local reports linked to the ceasefire and hostage-release deal.
- She says soldiers kicked her in the chest during the arrest and that she was held for five days without a call from U.S. consular officials, though an X-ray in Jordan showed no broken ribs.
- Israeli authorities say the flotilla tried to breach the blockade, while organizers report 145 people from 30 countries and more than 33,000 pounds of medical and nutritional supplies were aboard.
- Arraf, a longtime organizer with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, said she will continue advocacy and aid efforts despite the risks.
- In her remarks, she rejected equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism and criticized U.S. media for what she called self-censorship on the conflict.