The Irish peace activist—who won her Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work bringing peace to Northern Ireland—arrived at the Tel Aviv airport this morning from Frankfurt. Airport authorities allowed Maguire’s travel companion and colleague, Ann Patterson, into the country. Both women were coming to Israel as part of a women’s peace delegation organized by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, a global organization co-founded by Maguire.

Last June, Maguire was detained after Israeli naval commandos intercepted and illegally boarded the Irish cargo ship MV Rachel Corrie, in international waters. The ship’s passengers included Maguire, former UN assistant secretary‐general Denis Halliday and other Irish and Malaysian activists.

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