Moslems protest American veto

Moslems protest American veto

SEMARANG, Central Java: Around 600 Moslem students grouped in
the Central Java Moslem Solidarity Forum took to the streets
yesterday to protest Washington's veto of the UN resolution on
Israel's expropriation of Arab land in Jerusalem.

After Friday prayers the students, under the watchful eyes of
security officers, marched from the Baiturrahman Mosque to the
provincial council offices, shouting Allahu Akbar (God is great).

The students, who belong to various organizations, including
pesantren, or traditional Moslem boarding schools, unfurled
dozens of posters, including one that read "Boycott American
products."

Spokesman for the protesters Harnomo told The Jakarta Post
that the demonstrators were "sick of the U.S. attitude in
defending Zionists." (har/anr)