Jasmine was one of over 400 detained while attempting to break Gaza blockade on humanitarian flotilla. Just days after her release, a ceasefire deal was announced.
ORCAS, Wash. — Jasmine Ikeda stepped off a plane at Boeing Field in Seattle Sunday, carrying the weight of several days spent in an Israeli prison.
The 32-year-old Orcas Island activist had just been released after being intercepted aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, a group of over 40 boats carrying over 400 activists who were trying to deliver aid to Gaza and challenge the blockade.
“It feels great,” she said, still visibly exhausted. “Relief. And I think once I
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