Overview

• Global Movement to Gaza Austria revealed that Engelhorn will sail on the upcoming “Freedom Flotilla to Gaza” in early August.
• She has publicly framed her mission as solidarity with Palestinians and opposition to what she calls genocide, apartheid and illegal occupation.
• On July 26, the Israeli Navy intercepted the previous flotilla in international waters, redirecting the vessel and preventing all aid from reaching Gaza.
• Israeli officials and Jewish organizations have condemned her involvement as hypocritical given her family’s historical ties to Zyklon B production during the Holocaust.
• Jewish-American activist Bob Suberi described the intercepted voyage as a symbolic success that drew global attention to Gaza’s maritime blockade.