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<<<<Sharon "is responsible for the massacres in
> Palestinian territories and he is still pursuing the
> harsh crackdown," one of the protestors, *a 40-year-old
> jobless shopkeer*, told AFP.>>>
LoL... We wouldn't want to convey the impression that the
protestor was a stable, mentally-balanced individual protesting the
visit of a war-mongerer and mass-murderer would we now Agence
France Presse.... No of course not!
On 7 Aug 01, at 9:41, Rick Rozoff wrote:
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> Tuesday August 7, 11:45 PM
> Turkey detains anti-Israeli protestors on eve of
> Sharon visit
> ISTANBUL, Aug 7 (AFP) -
> Turkish police on Tuesday detained some 15 Islamist
> protestors in Istanbul on the eve of a one-day visit
> by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the Anatolia
> news agency reported.
> The protestors were demonstrating against Israel's
> hardline policies on the Palestinians, the agency
> said.
> Officers in full riot gear detained 10 women dressed
> in chadors as the protestors gathered in front of a
> high school in the Beyoglu district in the European
> quarter of the city, the report said.
> Police detained another five people when a group of
> demonstrators started shouting slogans such as "Damn
> Israel", and scuffles broke out as the protestors
> resisted arrest, Anatolia said.
> Later Tuesday, some 150 protestors gathered in front
> of the same high school for a second anti-Israeli
> demonstration under close police scrutiny, an AFP
> correspondent said.
> "Israel is a murderer," chanted the protestors,
> brandishing placards which read "Israel: blood, tears
> and massacre" and "Ariel Sharon = Adolf Hitler".
> Sharon "is responsible for the massacres in
> Palestinian territories and he is still pursuing the
> harsh crackdown," one of the protestors, a 40-year-old
> jobless shopkeer, told AFP.
> The protest ended peacefully when the demonstrators
> agreed to police orders to leave the area.
> A heavy police presence was deployed in Beyoglu early
> Tuesday after a tipoff that an anti-Israel
> demonstration would be held in the area.
> Predominantly Muslim but strictly secular Turkey has
> been Israel's main regional ally since 1996 when the
> two signed a military cooperation accord, much to the
> anger of most Arab countries and Iran.
> But Turkey, which also backs the Palestinians' demands
> for statehood and maintains full-fledged diplomatic
> relations with them, has lashed out several times
> recently at Israel for using excessive force against
> the Palestinians.
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