"Death to Israel" chanted at anti-war protests

Jerusalem Post ^ | Mar. 22, 2003 | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

[yonif]

US embassies and diplomatic offices in some Gulf countries remained closed Saturday to review security as angry crowds kept up protests against the US-led invasion of Iraq.

"There is a great deal of anti-American sentiment prevailing in the region following the war in Iraq," a US official in Saudi Arabia said in explaining the decision to keep the embassy in Riyadh and consulates in Jiddah and Dhahran, as well as the American school, closed for another day.

In Bahrain, home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet, services at the US Embassy and classes at the American school, which is run by the US Department of Defense, were suspended for one day Saturday.

Chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel" were heard again outside the embassy compound in Bahrain, where about 200 high-school students threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas. At least two students were arrested. Protesters were demanding that the embassy be permanently closed down and US forces expelled from Bahrain.

The precautionary measures came after violent anti-American protests around the Mideast on Friday. The most violent was in Yemen, where two protesters and a policeman were killed in clashes as demonstrators tried to storm the US Embassy in San`a.

Protests continued Saturday outside the Gulf region as well.

About 5,000 students gathered at Al-Azhar University, a venerable Islamic institution in Cairo, Egypt, under a high-profile security presence to prevent any potential riots.

"Oh Arab army! Where are you?" they chanted, calling on Arab nations to send troops to support Iraq in the ongoing battles with coalition forces.

Similar demonstrations were held at other universities across Egypt.

US offices in Egypt were closed as usual Saturday but expected to reopen Sunday except for the visa section and library center. The US Embassy in Jordan suspended services indefinitely on Thursday and urged Americans to "maintain a low profile."

[SJackson]

Hard work on the "Road Map" to peace

Syrian riot police form a barrier to stop some of the one thousand Syrian and Palestinian students demonstrating from reaching the US Embassy(AFP/Louai Beshara)

Palestinians carrying Hamas and Iraqi flags and a portrait of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) march in Gaza city March 21, 2003. The militant Islamic group Hamas urged Iraqis on Friday to carry out suicide bombings against invading U.S. and British forces in Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro

Palestinian boy holds a toy machine gun in front of an Iraqi flag during a march in Gaza city, March 21, 2003. The militant Islamic group Hamas urged Iraqis to carry out suicide bombings against invading U.S. and British forces in Iraq (news - web sites). In a clear attempt to appeal to Muslim emotions beyond his frontiers, the Iraqi leader called for a jihad (holy war). REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - Mar 21 12:17 PM ET

Palestinian school boys burn U.S. and Israeli flags as they carry an Iraqi flag during a pro-Iraq (news - web sites) demonstration in the West Bank city of Nablus, March 22, 2003. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

A Jordanian man steps on the United States flag on arrival at Friday prayers at the Palestinian refugees camp of Wehdat in Amman March 21, 2003. Hundreds of Jordanian riot police were deployed in Amman on Friday after Islamist leaders urged their supporters to defy a government ban on demonstrations against the U.S.-led invasion of neighbouring Iraq (news - web sites). REUTERS/Majed Jaber - Mar 21 9:08 AM ET

Magzouza Nazir hold up a picture of her slain son Mahmod under an Iraqi flag during a ceremony where families affected in the fighting between the Israeli's and Palestinians received about US$30, 000 in aid from the Arab Liberation Front, a Palestinian faction financially backed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), in Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip (news - web sites), Friday, March 21. 2003. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)

Demonstrators try to remove the razor wire set up by Lebanese police to block protesters from reaching the U.S. embassy in Aukar, suburb north of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 21, 2003. About 500 Lebanese and Palestinians chanted slogans against America, Israel and some Arab leaders and burned an Israeli flag to protest the U.S.-led war on Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/str)

A Palestinian woman chants anti-war slogans, holding a portrait of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) during an anti-US demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah(AFP/Jamal Aruri)

[LibKill]

A Jordanian man steps on the United States flag

I followed that flag halfway around the world. He's really lucky that he did not do that in front of me.

[Dionysius]

That "toy" machine gun held by the young lad (whose parents should be turned to paste) does not appear to me to be a toy. Can anyone with a keener eye confirm or deny?

[linn37]

keep in mind we financially support some these maggots

[Darksheare]

Jordan is kinda sweating it out.
They host Hizbullah as well as PLF.
They're also holding onto some military equipment for Saddam.
Wonder how many Scuds and how many tons of VX ended up there?

[LibKill]

Jordan is kinda sweating it out.
They host Hizbullah as well as PLF.
They're also holding onto some military equipment for Saddam.
Wonder how many Scuds and how many tons of VX ended up there?

If so, then we need to clean them out as well.

Patience. "One war at a time." A. Lincoln

[hippy hate me]

Looks like an HK 33KA2

[Darksheare]

I hear that.

Just it's so stressing on the patience at times.

[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Good targets for Daisycutters, why aren't we dropping them.

If they support the terrorists they should be taken down.

[PatriotNow]

He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression. -- Thomas Paine

[maranatha]

The militant Islamic group Hamas urged Iraqis to carry out suicide bombings against invading U.S. and British forces in Iraq

U.S. must hunt down and destroy Hamas wherever they are just as we are other terrorists who want us destroyed.