Olmert is not very popular on his speaking tour

[SoCalDem]

Protests everywhere he goes , it seems..


http://cbs2.com/wireapnewsca/Ex.Israeli.prime.2.1265748.html

Oct 22, 2009 10:32 pm US/Pacific
Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Heckled On Calif Visit
BROOKE DONALD, Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― Protesters heckled former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a speech in San Francisco Thursday, denouncing him as a war criminal and demanding his arrest. As soon as Olmert took the stage at the Westin St. Francis Hotel — and following a warning by the discussion's moderator that no disturbances would be tolerated — a woman and man rose from their seats and shouted: "war criminal," ''mass murderer." Minutes after they were pushed out by police, another person stood up and yelled, "Aren't you ashamed of yourself?"

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Olmert, who was prime minister during the offensive, was unfazed by the jeers, even saying that one of the protesters likely traveled from Chicago, where Olmert was greeted similarly last week. "He was unsuccessful there," Olmert said as the man was dragged away by police. "Let him shout. Who cares."

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The protesters inside were part of a bigger demonstration that took place outside the hotel in downtown San Francisco. On one side of the street, people carried placards with the names of children who they said were killed during the Gaza war and signs that said "Let Gaza Live" and "Israel X-prime minister Ehud Olmert mass murderer." Jim Harris, of Berkeley, said Olmert should be "held accountable" for his actions. "He should be facing the Hague," he said.

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[thunder rising]

1. "Let him shout. Who cares.", but apparently the calls are getting louder, amplified by more people

[sinkingfeeling]

2. He's to speak at the University of Arkansas next Tuesday evening.