SEATTLE (AP) — An 80-year-old activist arrested by Israeli authorities during the raid of flotillas heading to Gaza earlier this week is returning to Seattle.
Kate Schermerhorn says her father, David, arrived in Istanbul Thursday morning and is expected to arrive in the United States Friday night.
David Schermerhorn, a retired television producer, lives in Orcas Island. His daughter says he is a member of the Free Gaza Movement and has been to Gaza three times.
Israeli commandos rappelled down to the flotilla early Monday, clashing with pro-Palestinian activists in a botched raid that left at least nine passengers dead. The flotilla was sailing to thwart Israel’s blockade of Gaza.
Schermerhorn says her father was not harmed during the raid.
