A French boat that left a Greek port for Gaza earlier in the week was detained by the Greek coast guard, while a U.S. activist group has ended its activities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country\’s security services to prevent pro-Palestinian fly-in activists from entering the country.
A small ship bound for Gaza eluded the Greek Coast Guard, while a second was intercepted and returned to port.A small ship bound for Gaza eluded the Greek Coast Guard, while a second was intercepted and returned to port.
The Canadian ship \”Tahrir\”, participating in the flotilla to Gaza, attempted to depart Monday from the Greek port of Piraeus, but was intercepted by the Greek coast guard shortly after departure.
Below is a letter sent from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs to Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis (Greek Embassy in Washington) andAmbassador Anastassis Mitsialis (Greek Permanent Mission to the United Nation):
All operational ships slated to participate in the Gaza-bond flotilla will depart on Monday, organizers said.
Authorities in Greece say they have arrested the captain of an American boat that was to be part of the Gaza flotilla.
Activists have delayed a protest flotilla to the Gaza Strip until next week.\n
The Greek government is trying to stop its citizens from joining an international flotilla that will try to break Israel\’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The historic exchange of visits by the premiers of Israel and Greece is a sign of rapprochement between the two countries, Israeli Ambassador to Greece Arye Mekel said. Mekel made his statements in an interview Feb. 12 with the Athens News Agency, the official Greek news agency, in its first interview with an Israeli official in 40 years.
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