Skip to content
  • Image
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Podcasts
  • Email
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Opinion
  • News
  • Features
  • Comment
  • Store
The Arab Daily News

The Arab Daily News

Original news, features, opinions from Chicago to Jerusalem

  • About
    • About
    • Our Writers
    • Subscribe to Ray’s Columns
    • Book Store
    • Contact
    • Submit Book Reviews, Press Releases
    • Advertise
    • Privacy Corrections Policy
    • Profile on Ray Hanania
    • Submit Press Release
  • Features
    • Food
    • Book Review
    • Humor
    • Movies
    • Travel
  • Arab Stores Targeted
  • Arab Community Network Page
    • Arab Community Network Page
    • Arab Heritage America resources
    • Directory
      • Groups & Organizations
      • Mosques, Churches
      • Restaurants
      • 2008 & 2014 Arab Media Directories
    • National Arab Heritage Month
    • Video: Chicago Arab History
    • Video: Photo Array of Chicago Arabs
    • Overview of Arabs in America
    • Hanania standup comedy
    • Arabs on the Titanic
    • Obituaries
  • Podcasts
    • Arab News Ray Hanania Radio
    • Ray Hanania on Politics Podcast
    • Podcast Info
    • Hanania Podcast intro
    • Live Arab Radio
  • Your Views
  • Hanania on Tiktok
  • Toggle search form
  • Arab Democratic Club Feb 12, 2023 Forum & Brunch flier
    Arab Democrats host forum for Chicago and suburban candidates Feb. 12 American Arabs
  • The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Dr. Manal Fakhoury has been elected to the position of Chair of the National Board of Directors, and that attorneys Spojmie Nasiri of California and John Floyd of Texas have joined the organization’s National Board.
    CAIR Announces Dr. Manal Fakhoury as New Board Chair, New Board Members Spojmie Nasiri and John Floyd American Arabs
  • AHRC Executive Director Imad Hamad
    AHRC: Honor Dr. King Day with Civility, Unity, and Action American Arabs
  • Citgo Gas Station and Quik Mart at 3759 W. Chicago Ave in Chicago ordered closed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot because a street gang member with an AK-47 killed someone in front of the store. Only Arab and Muslim stores are being closed by the Mayor
    When Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot targeted Arab businesses in 2021 and 2022 Activism
  • Hussam al-Mayman, The Mayman Show, podcast Arab News
    Arab News launches third season of The Mayman Show podcast Arab News
  • State Rep. Cyril Nichols interviewed on live Arab American radio in Detroit with host Ray Hanania Friday Dec. 9, 2022
    Nichols discusses need to improve Arab-Black relations in Chicagoland American Arabs
  • Voting sticker issued to voters in Cook County elections in 2016. Photo courtesy of Ray Hanania
    Gov. Pritzker Announces Six Appointments to Boards and Commissions — no Arabs included American Arabs
  • Closure notice posted on the doors and windows of Arab American businesses during Mayor Lori Lightfoot's closure of Arab owned stores in June - Sept. 2021. Photo courtesy of Ray Hanania
    Pritzker again ignores needs of Arab businesses in latest appointments Activism
  • Arab American Democratic Club (AADC) official candidate endorsements for the November 8, 2022 General elections.
    Arab American Democratic Club issues endorsements for Nov. 8, 2022 Cook County Illinois elections Activism
  • Arab Democrats urge NO VOTE on Gov. J.B. Pritzker re-election bid Activism
  • Assyrian American GOP issues endorsements in Nov, 8, 2022 elections
    Assyrian American GOP group endorses candidates in Illinois Activism
  • Abdullah Hammoud, elected Mayor of Dearborn Nov. 2, 2021. Photo courtesy of Abdullah Hammoud Facebook Page
    AHRC’s 2022 Spirit of Humanity Gala a Great Success American Arabs
  • Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts
    Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts Arab World
  • Rep. Cyril Nichols to be feted by supporters at fundraiser Saturday Oct. 22 Activism
  • Stand up For Human Rights website, United Nations
    UN experts condemn Israel’s ‘sadistic’ punitive measures against French-Palestinian rights defender Salah Hammouri Activism

USS Liberty Survivor Onboard with FREEDOM Flotilla

Posted on June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 By Eileen Fleming 3 Comments on USS Liberty Survivor Onboard with FREEDOM Flotilla
SHARE ...
          
 
  

  • Tweet

By Eileen Fleming

USS LIBERTY survivor Joe Meadors is a former U.S. Navy signalman who exemplifies the USS Liberty Survivors’ Creed:

I will never quit. My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down I will get back up, every time. I will draw on every remaining ounce of strength to protect my shipmates and to accomplish our mission. I am never out of the fight.

 

JoeMeadors In 2010, Meadors was again attacked by Israeli forces in international waters –this time as a passenger on the Sfendoni, one of the Free Gaza flotilla boats and he will soon be on-board another!

Meadors explains he persists to put himself in harms way because he “has known about the situation in Palestine literally my entire life having been fortunate enough to live in Saudi Arabia as a child and learn about Palestine and the Zionist effort to depopulate the area from the Palestinians who were driven from their homes.”

In an 2010 interview Meadors said:

I was invited by the people at the Free Palestine Movement to visit the Gaza and see if we can try to break the blockade.

I was kind of apprehensive, given the history I’ve had with the Israelis.

I seem to have all the bad luck in the world when it comes to the Israelis.

Their overtaking of our ship was quite simple.

They just jumped onboard, a couple dozen of them, and took over the ship.

They used tasers and kicked some of the people topside when they were trying to protect the captain and the pilothouse. But their actions were quite swift.

Nothing happened to me. As a matter of fact, on hindsight, they were fairly polite. It was always ‘please’ and ‘thank you’; but those words take on a different meaning when they’re said at the point of a gun.

 

There is no doubt that the Israelis were committing piracy on the high seas against the Freedom Flotilla and used deadly force against unarmed humanitarians whose only crime was defending themselves against a sea and airborne invasion by heavily armed aggressors.

 

FreedomdlotillaFLAGS

On Tuesday, Meadors informed this reporter:

Freedom Flotilla I resulted in the death of 9 participants including one American citizen during the attack by the Israeli Defense Forces.

Freedom Flotilla II wasn’t permitted to sail from Greece.

I have accepted an invitation to participate in Freedom Flotilla III, which is scheduled to embark in the next few weeks.

Hopefully this Flotilla will be successful in breaking the siege and arrive safely in Gaza.

The only thing I am authorized to say about it is that I will be a passenger and I have to raise my own expenses.

I obviously know more but I am not at liberty to share any more info about it.

 

Perhaps Meadors will reach Gaza by September 10, when this Honor the USS LIBERTY Petition to Congress and President Obama will be delivered:

 

“Never before in the history of the United States Navy has a Naval Board of Inquiry ignored the testimony of American military eyewitnesses and taken on faith the word of their attackers.”- Captain Richard Kiepfer, MD.

Fifteen minutes into Israel’s attack on the USS LIBERTY, Dr. Kiepfer was operating on a wounded sailor when he was hit by shrapnel and, with complete disregard for his own personal safety, exposed himself to overwhelmingly accurate rocket and machine gun fire, administered first aid and treated 174 USA Troops for pain and shock and conducted a major surgical operation.

Congress has not INVESTIGATED Israel’s June 8, 1967 attack on the USS Liberty which killed 34 unarmed Americans and wounded 174 service men.

In 2003, an independent commission of experts convened, including Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN, Ret. Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, General of Marines Raymond G. Davis, Rear Admiral Merlin Starling and Ambassador James Adkins.

They concluded there was compelling evidence that Israel’s attack was deliberate and “Israel committed acts of murder against American servicemen and an act of war against the United States.”

The esteemed experts expressed their “Duty to the brave crew of USS LIBERTY and all Americans who are asked to serve in our Armed Forces, hereby call upon the Department of the Navy, the Congress of the United States and the American people to immediately take the following actions”:

The first called for a new and true Court of Inquiry to be convened.

The second, for every appropriate committee of the Congress of the United States to investigate the actions of the White House and Defense Department that prevented the rescue of the USS LIBERTY, including the NSA, CIA and military intelligence.

The third called for the establishment of every June 8 to be known as USS LIBERTY REMEMBRANCE DAY.

We, the undersigned Call on Congress to honor the USS LIBERTY and Support the Troops by taking the 3 steps listed above!

SIGN HERE

 

 

FreedomFlotillafishermenYOU can get onboard with Meadors by donating to help defray his FREEDOM FLOTILLA expenses through PayPal

After logging in click “Send money to friends or family” for Meadors at: joe@ussliberty.com

Learn more about The Freedom Flotilla

 

 

 

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
Eileen Fleming
Senior Non-Arab Correspondent for TADN at The Arab Daily News
Senior Non-Arab Correspondent for The Arab Daily News
Producer "30 Minutes with Vanunu" who founded WeAreWideAwake.org in response to her first of 8 trips to both sides of The Wall in Palestine Israel.
In 2012, Eileen ran for US House of Representatives District 5, in Fl.
Read her FREE eBooks and more at:http://www.eileenfleming.org/
Latest posts by Eileen Fleming (see all)
  • Vanunu still has more nuclear secrets to spill, Israeli court declares - December 29, 2021
  • 9/11 and a 20th Reflection of That Day - September 5, 2021
  • Mordechai Vanunu: Final Annual Update and this Writers Next Steps - June 19, 2021

  • Tweet

SHARE ...
          
 
  
 
          
 
 Tweet 
American Arabs, Arab World, Bloggers, Eileen Fleming, Palestine & Jordan Tags:Arab people, Arab World, Congress, Gaza, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian people, politics, President Obama, United States, United States Navy, USS LIBERTY, USS LIBERTY VETS

Post navigation

Previous Post: Islamic world to observe Ramadan beginning June 17
Next Post: Dearborn schools fail to include Arab among superintendent finalists

Related Posts

  • St. Stephen and Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu Arab World
  • Morocco Shines as Key US Business and Security Ally at US-Africa Summit Activism
  • Tarek Masood’s Life in Palestine: The first Winter Days Arab World
  • Ilhan Omar Becomes First Somali Arab-American To Win Minnesota Congressional Primary
    This Land is Your Land: God Blessed America for Me American Arabs
  • The Mother of Mother’s Day American Arabs
  • Holy Land Principles, Inc. Commissions New Report American Arabs

More Related Articles

In Israel’s elections, racism is the winning ballot Arab World
Arab News newspaper promo layout, by Faisal Abbas, "rewriting the future" Arab News Newspaper launches Research and Studies Unit American Arabs
Iran within regional context Arab World
USS Liberty Ship's Patch If It’s OK for 1969 Actions in Viet Nam Why Not for 1967 Actions Off The Coast of the Sinai Peninsula? Bloggers
Jacky Chamoun on the Lebanon topless pictures controversy Arab World
What Jesus Would Say @POTUS Trump’s Tweets and Retweets Arab World

Comments (3) on “USS Liberty Survivor Onboard with FREEDOM Flotilla”

  1. Aer O'Head says:
    June 14, 2015 at 8:11 am

    My sincere respect. Fair winds and following sea!

    Log in to Reply
  2. Kris L Doyle says:
    June 12, 2015 at 10:46 pm

    Very moving……. the blockade of Gaza by Israel is totally illegal, the murder of civilians is illegal yet the world does nothing. I pray these brave people arrive safely and are not fired upon, as most Palestinian fishermen are daily. The world needs to take notice of the atrocious acts committed by Israel, and send in UN troops to start protecting the Palestinian civilians and remove the illegal checkpoints etc that make their life hell. They should be allowed to move freely in their own land.

    Log in to Reply
    1. Michael Thomson says:
      June 17, 2015 at 4:21 pm

      THE WORLD DOES NOTHING BECAUSE ISRAEL USES BLACKMAIL AND EXTORTION. LOOK AT FUKASHIMA IN JAPAN, ISRAEL EXPLODED FAKE CAMERA/RADIATION MONITORING DEVICE ,WAS ACTUALLY A BOMB. THEY EXPLODED THEM WHILE USA SIMULTANEOUSLY USED HAARP TO CREAT A SUNAMI AS A COVER FOR THE BOMBS. SOMEBODY, COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES ARE FINALLY GOING TO HAVE TO SAY ENOUGH. THROUGH THE FEDERAL RESERVE ACT OF 1913, THESE ZIONISTS, ROTHCHILDE ROCKEFLLERS. WARBURGS NOW OWN AMERICAN. THEY OWN THE BANKS, HOLLYWOOD , THE NEWS MEDIA, THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION TO WHICH600 BILLION IS SPENT AND THAT NOT EVEN THE BLACK OPS WHICH ARE 100 OF BILLIONS MORE.

      Log in to Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

  • OPINION COLUMNS
  • Tiktok.com/@RayHanania
    Israeli-push behind effort to ban Tiktok in the United States
    January 19, 2023
  • Ghassan Rubeiz
    To what extent is Hezbollah responsible for the current crisis in Lebanon?
    January 17, 2023
  • Image from Rashid-al-Din Hamadani's "A Compendium of Chronicles. Image courtesy of Wikipedia
    Why allow religious extremists to re-define Islam in the West?
    January 10, 2023
  • CAIR Executive Director and co-founder Nihad Awad
    This Thanksgiving, let’s use our Blessings for good
    November 23, 2022
  • NEWS
  • Arab Democratic Club Feb 12, 2023 Forum & Brunch flier
    Arab Democrats host forum for Chicago and suburban candidates Feb. 12
    January 18, 2023
  • The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Dr. Manal Fakhoury has been elected to the position of Chair of the National Board of Directors, and that attorneys Spojmie Nasiri of California and John Floyd of Texas have joined the organization’s National Board.
    CAIR Announces Dr. Manal Fakhoury as New Board Chair, New Board Members Spojmie Nasiri and John Floyd
    January 12, 2023
  • AHRC Executive Director Imad Hamad
    AHRC: Honor Dr. King Day with Civility, Unity, and Action
    January 11, 2023
  • Citgo Gas Station and Quik Mart at 3759 W. Chicago Ave in Chicago ordered closed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot because a street gang member with an AK-47 killed someone in front of the store. Only Arab and Muslim stores are being closed by the Mayor
    When Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot targeted Arab businesses in 2021 and 2022
    January 4, 2023
  • NEWSWIRE
  • Arab Democratic Club Feb 12, 2023 Forum & Brunch flier
    Arab Democrats host forum for Chicago and suburban candidates Feb. 12
    January 18, 2023
  • The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced Dr. Manal Fakhoury has been elected to the position of Chair of the National Board of Directors, and that attorneys Spojmie Nasiri of California and John Floyd of Texas have joined the organization’s National Board.
    CAIR Announces Dr. Manal Fakhoury as New Board Chair, New Board Members Spojmie Nasiri and John Floyd
    January 12, 2023
  • AHRC Executive Director Imad Hamad
    AHRC: Honor Dr. King Day with Civility, Unity, and Action
    January 11, 2023
  • Stand up For Human Rights website, United Nations
    UN experts condemn Israel’s ‘sadistic’ punitive measures against French-Palestinian rights defender Salah Hammouri
    October 19, 2022

Creative Commons License
All work on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Do not edit original work. Give credit to the original source.

  • ZiyadBrandLogo-2016BlackRedBackgrnd.jpg
  • 08-09-21-Ziyad-Ad-Pantry-essentials.jpg
  • 08-09-21-Ziyad-Sices-Ad.jpg
  • BOOK REVIEWS
  • Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts
    Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts
    October 24, 2022
  • Stories My Father Told Me by author and artist Helen Zughaib, book cover. Photo courtesy of Cune Press
    Stories My Father Told Me by author and artist Helen Zughaib
    November 1, 2021
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • Hussam al-Mayman, The Mayman Show, podcast Arab News
    Arab News launches third season of The Mayman Show podcast
    December 15, 2022
  • Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts
    Interlink 2022 Cookbooks Make the Best Holiday Gifts
    October 24, 2022
  • Comedian Ramy Youssef courtesy of his Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ramysfaceboo/
    “Ramy” cable series melds Arab world reality with every day American life
    October 22, 2022
  • The Ray Hanania Radio Show Live Wed 5 PM EST in Detroit, Washington DC, Ontario and on Thursday in Chicago. Watch the program live at Facebook.com/ArabNews
    Second Season of “The Ray Hanania Show” Arab American radio launches April 6
    April 4, 2022
  • American Arab CHamber President HassanNijem accepts the Proclamation from Chicago Ald. Roderick Sawyer at the Chamber dinner March 30, 2022
    Chicagoland celebrates Arab American Heritage Month
    March 31, 2022
  • New-iTunes-1400-x-1400-The-Ray-Hanania-Show-Podcast-Icon-300-x-300.jpg
  • The-Kings-Pawn-Book-300-x-300.png
  • powerpr300x300ad.jpg
  • terroristbookcover-300-x-300.jpg
  • Podcast-iTunes-Logo-Chi-City-Hall-1985.jpg
Arab News Newspaper Logo
Read the Arab News, the leading English language newspaper in the MIddle East

Follow Ray Hanania at Gab.com, MeWe.com and IDobbinate.com, the alternatives to Facebook and Twitter Censorship.

Click here to get information on The Ray Hanania Radio Show and its podcasts

Copyright © 2023 The Arab Daily News.

Powered by PressBook Premium theme