Yemenis in New York Stage Massive Protest Demonstrations [Archives:2000/42/Local News]

New York_ Yemenis living in New York participated in a massive demonstration on Friday, October 6 in Times Square, the most famous square in the city. Worshippers along with their families left mosques and headed for the famous square to voice their outrage against brutal homicide of the Palestinian civilians and children.
More than 5000 people gathered around 5:00 in a peaceful demonstration that showed clearly peoples disgust with the current situation in the occupied Arab territories. Demonstrators called on the US to be even- handed in its dealing with the Palestinian issue, signs carried by children echoed a stronger call for Israel to stop killing children.
Although the demonstration was a peaceful one police presence was
noticeable and police helicopters hovered over the square until the end. The demonstration was orderly and voices of the protesters were echoed by the skyscrapers which surrounded the square. Six people were arrested for disorderly conduct when they burned the Israeli flag.
The demonstrators ended the day by performing Almaghrab prayer. Thousands prayed blocking the street, while others remained silent until they finished.

This demonstration is expected to be followed by other demonstrations. The Imams of the mosques in New York and the adjacent states called for other demonstrations in solidarity with the Arab Palestinian people prone to atrocities by the Israeli occupation forces.

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