"ATHENS — The departure of a pro-Palestinian flotilla of international ships with plans to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza has been delayed, in large part due to the efforts of an Israeli advocacy group, both sides said Tuesday.
Greek authorities have held two of the ships docked here in recent days, including an American vessel, after the Israeli advocacy group, Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, filed a complaint to the Greek coast guard suggesting that seven of the ships might be lacking insurance or improperly registered.
Ten ships are slated to head toward Gaza this week, in a challenge to Israel’s naval embargo of the Palestinian coastal strip governed by Hamas, the militant group that opposes Israel’s right to exist. All the vessels are insured and have been certified as seaworthy, said Adam Shapiro, a coordinator and spokesman for the flotilla. [...]
Israel has warned the flotilla organizers that it will intercept the ships and that Israeli forces will defend themselves if attacked. The possibility of a confrontation comes a little more than a year after the Israelis stopped a Gaza-bound flotilla and killed nine participants on the lead ship, which led to widespread criticism of the Israeli blockade." http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/world/middleeast/29flotilla.html