From the Liveblog of
Sunday, May 21, 2017
Far-left activists plan anti-Trump protest outside US embassy
The far-left Arab-majority Hadash party is planning to greet US President Donald Trump with a protest outside the US embassy in Tel Aviv.
Hadash, a coalition of socialist and communist Arabs and Jews, has been critical of Trump’s populist and anti-Muslim rhetoric, and his backing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Its leader, MK Ayman Odeh, issued a mocking video yesterday assuring Trump he would encounter plenty of his ostensibly beloved “alternative facts” in his meetings with Netanyahu later today.
Looking for alternative facts? @realDonaldTrump, you've come to the right place. @haaretzcom pic.twitter.com/OEOCAAAcmG
— איימן עודה أيمن عودة Ayman Odeh (@AyOdeh) May 21, 2017
The protest is planned for 6 p.m., when Trump and Netanyahu will be meeting in Jerusalem. Protesters will carry “Donald Go Home” banners, the party says in a statement.
In the invitation to the protest, the organizers write that “Trump and the policies of the American administration are part of the problem, not part of the solution. After 50 years of occupation, peace between Israelis and Palestinians will come from the initiative of the nations living here, not from the interests of the American superpower, the greatest beneficiary of the ongoing wars, destruction and oppression in the region.”
The Times of Israel Community.