JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israel battened down the hatches at its main airport on Thursday, awaiting hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists as Greece blocked the last boat in a scuppered campaign to ship aid to the Gaza Strip.
Organizers of the "Welcome to Palestine" campaign, which some have described as the "flytilla," say the 600 or so activists -- more than half French -- are flying in on Friday to visit Palestinian families and have "totally peaceful intentions."
"The organizers did not come with any intention of demonstrating at the airport or doing anything like that," Palestinian-American professor Mazin Qumsiyeh told public radio, adding that he expected between 600 and 800 activists.
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Maan News Agency: Israel warily eyes \'flytilla\' as boats run aground