At the Power to the Peaceful concert in San Francisco, Maya and Netta had an opportunity to speak with former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney.

All three have spent time in Israeli jails for their principled position against the Israeli occupation: Maya and Netta went to military prison for their refusal to serve in the Israeli army; Cynthia McKinney because the Israeli navy illegally seized the Free Gaza’s Spirit of Humanity ship in international waters as it was en route to Gaza with humanitarian supplies. Everyone on board the ship–including McKinney–was detained in Israel.

In McKinney’s own words from an Israeli jail: “I am now known as Israeli prisoner number 88794. How can I be in prison for collecting crayons for kids?”