A Clare-based activist who was detained by Israeli authorities has spoken of the “horrendous” conditions they had to endure for more than four days after their Gaza-bound vessel was intercepted.
Head of the Clare Participation Network, Sarah Clancy, who live in Ballyvaughan for over a decade, was one of fifteen Irish citizens who were imprisoned in Israel after attempting to transport critical aid to the famine struck territory as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
They were released on Monday, when they boarded a flight to Athens in Greece, before making the final journey home to Ireland yesterday.
Sarah was among 14 women sharing a cell in the Israeli prison and she says were threatened and terrorised, denied water, sanitary towels, medicine or medical treatment, with food either withheld or given in a way it couldn’t be eaten.
She’s also told Clare FM’s Morning Focus that she believes prison authorities were ordered not to shoot or beat them but that it was clear they had no idea how to manage any situation other than using extreme violence.
You can listen to the full interview here:
