The reaction from Orient was impressive.
They also called for Israel's withdrawal from Orient House, the Palestinians' headquarters in Jerusalem.
Its staff of 100 scientists and 100 support workers commute by ferry from Orient Point and Connecticut.
According to John Wronowski's affidavit, vehicle ferry departures from Orient increased to 5,120 in 2004 from 3,741 in 1995.
They include a photographer, a correspondent and a broadcast and assistant engineer from Orient TV, a journalist for Radio ANA and a Shahba Press correspondent.
But come the first Monday in October this placid little backwater a few miles from Orient Point looks like Coney Island.
Dr. Grubman, a microbiologist who lives in Southold, commutes to Plum Island by boat from Orient Point, as do most of the center's 180 employees.
Although Fishers Island is about 14 miles from Orient Point, it's part of the Town of Southold although it's closer to Connecticut than to Long Island.
Day-trippers going to the casinos have made heavy use of a ferry from Orient Point to New London, but North Fork residents have complained about traffic and an overflowing parking lot at the terminal.
Like a seasoned pit crew at the Indianapolis 500, we tie kayaks to roof racks, shove gear into trunks and clamber aboard just before the ferry pulls away from Orient.
About 100 Agriculture Department scientists, technicians and administrators and some 90 private security and maintenance employees work on the high-security island, commuting by ferry from Orient and Connecticut.
