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| US delegation flees Bethlehem as Palestinian protesters storm workshop | |
| 2018-01-31 | |
A delegation of US diplomats had to cut short an event in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, an attendee said, after protesters stormed their meeting. The protesters, who were objecting to US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... ’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, also kicked and threw tomatoes at the delegation’s car as they left, a video posted online showed. Some five protesters kicked one of the doors of the car, which had US consular license plates, and ripped the plastic casing off a side mirror, Rooters reported. The American diplomats had been invited by city officials to give a workshop on doing business over the internet. Samir Hazboun, head of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, said the group had been holding a training session for local businesspeople about digital commerce with an American expert and a delegation from the US consulate in Jerusalem. "We were surprised when a number of angry protesters held an extraordinary protest, which forced us to end the course and for the American trainer to leave immediately with the American consulate delegation," he told AFP. The video showed a handful of protesters entering the room and chanting while holding signs opposing Trump’s decision. One sign read "Zionism = Nazism = Fascism. USA=ISIS=Terror." Among the chants was the call for "America out." The American delegation quickly packed up and left, with the protesters throwing what appeared to be tomatoes at their cars, while one man kicked a car. The US Consulate in Jerusalem declined comment. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Funny that they compare the US to ISIS. The Pals like ISIS. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-01-31 11:05 |
| #3 Cowardly tomatoes -- when they hit you, they run! |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-01-31 06:15 |
| #2 throw tomatoes at vehicle with US consular license plates If they've tomatoes to throw, they aren't suffering hunger. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-01-31 01:47 |
| #1 They don't care about anything. |
| Posted by: newc 2018-01-31 00:47 |