Thousands protesting Israel’s ground offensive on Gaza converged Sunday in Beirut and Istanbul as the leaders of the only two Mideast Arab nations to sign peace treaties with Israel demanded an end to the attack.
In Yemen, security officials said anti-Israel protesters attacked several Jewish homes in the northern province of Omran, smashing windows and pelting them with rocks. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media, said at least one Jewish resident was injured among the tiny minority community.
Lebanese police used water hoses to try to push about 250 demonstrators away from the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon’s capital. When that failed, they fired tear gas, Lebanese security officials said. A second Beirut protest — a sit-in outside the U.N. building — drew thousands of supporters of Hamas and Lebanon’s Islamic Group.
In Turkey, more than 5,000 people held an anti-Israel rally in Istanbul, waving Palestinian flags and burning effigies of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President George W. Bush. Also in Istanbul, club-wielding police broke up a small demonstration by protesters who hurled eggs at the Israeli Consulate, the private Dogan news agency reported. There were no reports of arrests or injuries.
In Morocco, tens of thousands gathered in the capital Rabat for a peaceful march to protest the Gaza offensive. Police estimated the turnout at 50,000, according to the official MAP news agency. Organizers said the number was bigger, but did not give a precise figure.
Israel’s weeklong aerial bombardment of Gaza and the start of the ground offensive Saturday against Hamas have drawn condemnation across the Muslim and Arab world and news coverage of the invasion has dominated Arab satellite television stations.
Thousands in cities from Tehran to Damascus have also taken to the streets to protest the attacks, which have killed about 500 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,600, according to Gaza officials.
A New Year’s Day special half-hour report: How the world covered Barack Obama’s historic victory, and how the next president sees the global challenges ahead.
SOURCES: Russia Today, Russia; Comedy Central, U.S.; Once Noticias, Mexico; Al Alam, Iran; TV5 Monde, France; FCI, Japan; TRT, Turkey; CNN, U.S.; Deutsche Welle, Germany; BBC World, U.K.; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; CCTV, China; PressTV, Iran; KBS News, South Korea; CBS News, U.S.; NBC News, U.S.; ABC News, U.S.; South Asia Newsline, India; Telesur, Venezuela; TVE, Spain; Media Line, Israel
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Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports. See all the episodes of Global Pulse at http://linktv.org/globalpulse
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NBC’s Today Show open for Decision 2008 Election Day (Tuesday, November 4, 2008) with Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira live from Election Plaza at Rockefeller Plaza. West Coast feed.
“Who will be the next president of the United States? It’s up to you to decide. Today, election day, Tuesday, November 4, 2008.”
The revelation that Obama’s candidacy was the only thing that gave their lives any meaning has caused many supporters to wander aimlessly, unsure of what to do with themselves.
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An Iraqi television journalist hurled two shoes at President Bush on Sunday during a joint news conference Bush was holding with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki to mark the signing of a U.S.-Iraq security agreement.
Bush had just finished his prepared remarks in which he said the security agreement was made possible by the U.S. surge of troops earlier this year, whhen the journalist, Muthathar al Zaidi pulled his shoes off and hurled them at the president. “This is a goodbye kiss, you dog,” Zaidi shouted.
Bush dodged the shoes and was not struck. Bodyguards quickly wrestled Zaidi to the floor and hauled him, kicking and screaming, from the room. Two other Iraqi journalists were briefly detained after one of them called Zaidi’s actions “courageous.”
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A very high quality of when George W. Bush duck when a shoe thrown at him
BAGHDAD (AP) 12/14/2008
An Iraqi journalist was wrestled to the floor by security guards after he called Mr Bush “a dog” and threw his footwear, just missing the president.
My reflection about this incident;
many people want Muntadar al-Zeidi to be set free as unguilty, saying it is democratic and he was only expressiing his though about George Bush.
now i am not with Bush, but they cant say it is democratic, ask your self, would you accept one throwing shoes on you just couse they hate you? It is all matter of respect.
so what ever his destiny await him, Muntadar al-Zeidi, must be really deserving it..I think.
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This is the fourth episode of Akshan Taak, a series using the Jamaican Language (Creole or Patwa) examining how the Jamaican media covers a particular topic in the news. This episode deals with the US Presidential Elections for 2008, and gives a Jamaican take on things. We see and hear not just how a range of the formal media covers the elections but also how music videos deal with it.
