‘Freedom flotilla’: the Australians hoping to set sail

Surya McEwen, who could be risking death or arrest to help Palestinians under bombardment, says ‘I could not not go’

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“My core worry is dying, being killed,” Surya McEwen says.

The Australian care worker is calling from a hotel room in Istanbul, where he is waiting with doctors, nurses, lawyers and activists to set sail on the Gaza “freedom flotilla”, which hopes to deliver aid to Palestinians under Israeli bombardment.

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