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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Palestinian protesters interrupt US-backed event in Bethlehem, damage SUV
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian demonstrators interrupt a US-backed event in the West Bank city of Bethlehem in protest of US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Reuters reports.
The news agency says protesters pelted a SUV that had US diplomatic license plates, kicked one of its doors and damaged a side mirror as it left a digital marketing workshop at the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce under police escort.
Samir Hazboun, the head of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce, tells Reuters five demonstrators interrupted the workshop.
“We hosted an American expert on this issue. Some people who have been trying to express their point of view and protest (against) the American decision regarding Jerusalem and the political situation … interrupted the workshop and we stopped the workshop,” he says.
The Times of Israel Community.