Despite scorching 100 degree weather, and very little advance notice, hundreds of Jews and Christians from New York set sail aboard sevral boats on what the organizers described as the True Freedom Flotilla.  The purpose of the flotilla was to bring attention to the plight of Gilad Shalit, who has been held captive in Gaza by Hamas for four years. 

Here's the video tape:

Malcolm Hoenlein:

Ambassador Gabriella Shalev:

Ambassador Assaf Shariv:

Representative of American Red Cross:

Rev. Michel Faulkner: