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Sunday, May 19, 2002 Sivan 8, 5762 Israel Time: 06:55 Left-Wing Protesters Stormed Israeli Embassy in London By Sharon Sadeh LONDON - Guards at the Israeli Embassy in London, reinforced by British police, turned back about 20 pro-Palestinian, left-wing protesters who stormed the building last Monday and attempted to enter it. Reporting of the incident was delayed until Friday because the embassy tried to keep the story out of the media. Scotland Yard said at 1:50 P.M. on Monday, British police were dispatched to the Israeli Embassy when at least 20 demonstrators attempted to scale the fence surrounding the compound....

Friday, May 10, 2002 UC Berkeley administrators are reviewing how an English course focusing on the plight of Palestinians received approval for next fall even though it discourages conservative students from enrolling. The English R1A reading and comprehension course, titled "The Politics and Poetics of Palestinian Resistance," states in its course description that "conservative thinkers are encouraged to seek other sections"—a violation of the university's Faculty Code of Conduct. According to the course description, the class "takes as its starting point the right of Palestinians to fight for their own self-determination." "The brutal Israeli military occupation of Palestine, an occupation...

Editorial THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: Ariel Sharon's tactics are having an effect on Jews in America. The Jewish people's fifth column - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - By Avi Davis/Jewsweek.com Jewsweek.com | The panel discussion in the Los Angeles auditorium was so weightless it could have been held on the moon. There was, I’ll admit, a certain otherworldly atmosphere to the gathering, a disconnect that made me feel as if I had stepped through a time warp. Antiquated slogans, such as "give...

<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- About 1,000 people have suspended their subscriptions to the Los Angeles Times, claiming the newspaper's coverage of unrest in the Middle East is biased toward the Palestinians.</p> <p>Times officials said in Thursday's editions that they began receiving numerous calls Monday about their reporting of the Middle East conflict. About 900 calls were logged Wednesday, but not all of the people requested suspensions.</p>

Pro-Palestinian youths clashed with riot police in the heart of Amsterdam on Saturday after a 10,000-strong demonstration against the Israeli army's offensive in the West Bank turned violent. Eighteen people were arrested after scuffles between dozens of demonstrators and police at a city centre square thronged with shoppers and tourists. A small group of protesters threw stones and burned an American flag. Demonstrators at Dam Square, close to the city's busy railway station and bustling shopping district, waved Palestinian flags and placards branding Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a "war criminal" and "terrorist". Pro-Palestinian groups on Saturday condemned Israeli incursions...

Arrests as U.S. protesters demand Israel divestment   BERKELEY, Calif., April 9 (Reuters) - Some 79 people were arrested on Tuesday after pro-Palestinian protesters tried to take over a building on the University of California, Berkeley campus to demand the nation's largest public university system divest from companies doing business with Israel. University spokesman Bob Sanders said the arrests occurred in Wheeler Hall after a raucous day that saw pro-Palestinian protesters face off with Jewish students holding a public vigil to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. Sanders said most of those arrested were cited for trespass and released, while six faced additional charges of...

Last update - 21:48 06/04/2002 Large pro-Palestinian demonstrations held in Europe, Australia, U.S. By Ha'aretz Service and agencies Thousands of people took part Saturday in pro- Palestinian demonstrations in European cities and around the world - an estimated 20,000 in Paris alone, with protesters shouting "Bush, Sharon murderers". Several thousand took part in protests in Marseilles, while more demonstrations were held in Nantes, Tours, Nice and Montpellier. The French Jewish Association for Peace was among organisers of the Paris demonstration, while all events were backed by left-wing parties including the Greens and communists. The demonstrations, which made general calls for peace,...