Editing Henning Mankell (section)

=== Gaza flotilla ===
[[File:Henning Mankell01.jpg|thumb|Mankell in 2009]]
In 2010, Henning Mankell was on board the ''MS Sofia'', one of the boats which took part in the flotilla which tried to break the [[2007–2010 blockade of the Gaza Strip|Israeli embargo of the Gaza strip]].<ref>{{cite news| first=Alison | last= Flood | newspaper=The Guardian | url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/may/31/henning-mankell-israel-flotilla-gaza | title=Author Henning Mankell aboard Gaza flotilla stormed by Israeli troops | date=31 May 2010}}</ref> Following the [[Israel Defense Forces]]' [[Gaza flotilla clash|boarding of the flotilla]] on the morning of 31{{nbsp}}May 2010, Mankell was deported to Sweden. He subsequently called for global sanctions against Israel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gaza flotilla raid: 'We heard gunfire – then our ship turned into lake of blood'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/02/gaza-flotilla-raid-gunfire-ship-blood|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 June 2010|author=Robert Booth|author2=Kate Connolly|author3=Tom Phillips|author4=Helena Smith}}</ref> In 2010 it was reported that he was considering halting [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] translations of his books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swedishwire.com/politics/4841-henning-mankell-may-halt-hebrew-book-version-|title=Henning Mankell may halt Hebrew book version|author=Johan Nylander|access-date=5 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005233216/http://www.swedishwire.com/politics/4841-henning-mankell-may-halt-hebrew-book-version-|archive-date=5 October 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In June 2011, Mankell stated in an article in the Israeli newspaper ''[[Haaretz]]'' that he had never considered preventing his books from being translated into Hebrew, and that unidentified persons had stolen his identity to make this false claim.<ref name="haaretz.com" />

Mankell was supposed to be one of twenty Swedish participants in "[[Freedom Flotilla II]]" which never took place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crime writer Mankell will be on next Gaza aid flotilla|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110525/wl_mideast_afp/israelconflictgazaswedenmankell|access-date=26 May 2011|newspaper=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=25 May 2011|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|location=[[Stockholm]]|quote=Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell will take part in the next international flotilla that will attempt to bring aid to Gaza at the end of June, organisers said Wednesday.}}</ref> It was originally scheduled to sail to Gaza in June 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Freedom Flotilla 2 to sail for Gaza by end of June|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/431309|access-date=26 May 2011|newspaper=[[Almasry Alyoum]]|date=10 May 2011|agency=[[MENA (news)|MENA]]|quote=The international steering committee of Freedom Flotilla 2, a planned convoy of ships aiming to bring material and moral support to the besieged people of Gaza, announced on Tuesday that the flotilla's intended launch date is to be postponed until June.}}</ref>