Organisers — Rumbo a Gaza & Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Manuel Tapial & Laura Arau — Rumbo a Gaza Organisers 
 Last updated: 25 May 2026 
 
 Manuel Tapial 
 
 
 
 Detail 
 Info 
 
 
 
 
 Role 
 Co-founder, Rumbo a Gaza 
 
 
 Nationality 
 Spanish 
 
 
 Background 
 Journalist and activist 
 
 
 
 Manuel Tapial is a Spanish journalist and activist, co-founder of the Rumbo a Gaza organisation, which is a lead coordinating body of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. He has been involved in multiple Gaza flotillas. 
 Sources: Freedom Flotilla Coalition profiles, Spanish media coverage of Rumbo a Gaza. 
 
 Laura Arau 
 
 
 
 Detail 
 Info 
 
 
 
 
 Role 
 Coordinator, Rumbo a Gaza 
 
 
 Nationality 
 Spanish 
 
 
 Background 
 Activist 
 
 
 
 Laura Arau is a coordinator for the Rumbo a Gaza campaign, organising Spanish participation in the Sumud Flotilla. She has been a prominent voice in Spanish solidarity activism. 
 Sources: Freedom Flotilla Coalition member listings, Spanish solidarity media. 
 
 Other Key Organisers 
 
 
 
 Name 
 Organisation 
 Role 
 
 
 
 
 Huwaida Arraf 
 US Boat to Gaza / ISM co-founder 
 Palestinian-American human rights lawyer 
 
 
 Ann Wright 
 US Boat to Gaza 
 Retired US Army colonel, diplomat (resigned 2003 over Iraq) 
 
 
 Dr. Paul Larudee 
 Free Gaza Movement co-founder 
 American physician and activist 
 
 
 Dror Feiler 
 Ship to Gaza Sweden 
 Swedish-Israeli musician and activist 
 
 
 Mikael Löfgren 
 Ship to Gaza Sweden 
 Multiple flotilla veteran 
 
 
 Prof. Erik Fosse 
 Ship to Gaza Norway 
 Norwegian doctor, was on Mavi Marmara (2010) 
 
 
 Dr. Ramón Pedregal 
 Rumbo a Gaza 
 Spanish doctor, (maimed by Israeli forces on 2010 flotilla) 
 
 
 Mairead Maguire 
 Independent 
 Nobel Peace Prize laureate (N. Ireland), veteran flotilla participant 
 
 
 Greta Berlin 
 Free Gaza Movement co-founder 
 American journalist 
 
 
 
 
 Sources 
 
 Freedom Flotilla Coalition member organisations 
 Rumbo a Gaza campaign materials 
 Historical coverage of 2010-2018 flotillas