Barak to Clinton: Prevent flotilla from leaving Lebanon
Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke by telephone to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, US National Security Advisor Jim Jones, and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, and requested that they make efforts to prevent the Gaza aid flotilla from leaving Lebanon.
Barak called the flotilla an "unnecessary provocation" and clarified that Israel would allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip after checks at Ashdod Port. The flotilla organizers announced Saturday they are postponing their departure from Lebanon because of difficulties finding a port to anchor in on the way. (Roni Sofer)
