In the United States, protesters in Oakland have prevented an Israeli ship from docking in protest of the assault on Gaza. The Zim Piraeus had been due to unload its goods at the Port of Oakland on Saturday. But several thousand activists with the “Block the Boat for Gaza” campaign gathered at the port, forcing a delay. Clarence Thomas of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union took part in the action.

Clarence Thomas: “What you have done is have the Zim [Piraeus] vessel reluctant to come in because you’re here. Isn’t it ironic that Zim can enjoy coming to this country to have its goods unloaded, but yet it’s been over four decades since a ship at Gaza has been allowed to be unloaded?”

The ship was again prevented from docking on Sunday after hundreds of people returned to the site.