Paul Reid, a Portland resident, sailed across the Mediterranean Sea recently with the Global Sumud Flotilla, a group aiming to break Israel's blockade of Gaza. As the flotilla of over 40 boats approached Gaza, they were intercepted by the Israeli military and taken into custody.
Reid, along with many other activists, described mistreatment and harsh conditions in Israeli detention. What stuck with him most, however, was the reality that Palestinians endure much worse, for far longer, in the same system.
Reid arrived back in Portland on October 8 after spending multiple days in Israel's Ketziot prison, known widely for frightening conditions and human rights abuses.
View part of that interview here.
