'Palestinians' prepare to greet Obama by rioting
Palestinian police scuffled on Tuesday with scores of demonstrators protesting against the visit of US President Barack Obama to the occupied West Bank later this week.I wonder whether Obama is listening....
Dozens of officers and plainclothes policemen prevented the crowd from reaching the main offices of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinians' de facto capital Ramallah, leading to shoving, but no serious injuries.
Palestinians are skeptical of Obama's visit, which US officials have said will not seek an immediate revival of peace talks with Israel.
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Palestinian singer Alaa Shaham and fellow artists recorded a satirical video clip in which an actor playing Obama is shown stuck at an Israeli checkpoint and driving through a crowded Palestinian refugee camp in a BMW.
"Obama is late, poor guy. He must have a good excuse," Shaham sings on the video, which since being uploaded to YouTube on Monday night been viewed more than 10,000 times.
"We're trying to send him a message. We welcome him, it's an important visit of course. But U.S. policy has frustrated Palestinians - it disregards their cause," Shaham told Reuters.
Labels: Barack Hussein Obama, Palestinians, Ramallah
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