9 people plan to sail to U.S. to protest Gaza 's blockage of the Israeli area . Despite international condemnation , an independent Israeli commission , led by retired judge Yaakov Turkel , later found that Israeli commandos `` acted professionally and in a measured manner in the face of unanticipated violence '' when they seized the Gaza-bound aid ship . Last year , 9 were killed after Israeli forces confronted a similar flotilla . Sec . of State Ali Abunimah calls the plan not `` useful , '' urges Americans not to take part . An activist say the U.S. is giving Israel the `` green light '' to attack the flotilla .
9 people plan to sail to U.S. to protest Gaza 's blockage of the Israeli area . Last year , 9 were killed after Israeli forces confronted a similar flotilla . Sec . of State Ali Abunimah calls the plan not `` useful , '' urges Americans not to take part . An activist say the U.S. is giving Israel the `` green light '' to attack the flotilla .