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Source: http://www.jpost.com/National-News/Bethlehem-rioters-set-fire-to-pictures-of-Obama-306831
Bethlehem Rioters Set Fire to Pictures of Obama
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Palestinians in Bethlehem set fire to pictures of U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday, saying he was not welcome in their city. PA policemen did not intervene. There were even indications that the PA leadership was encouraging or initiating some of the protests. Scores of protesters gathered near Manger Square and threw shoes at a U.S. diplomatic vehicle that had arrived as part of preparations for Obama's visit to Bethlehem later this week. Protester Fayez Mansour declared, "We want to tell America that we hate you and you have no place here. We don't want to see Obama in Palestine." Anti-Obama demonstrations are expected to take place in Ramallah and other Palestinian cities in the coming days.