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World Jewish News
Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom and Australian
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd meet in Sydney, Thursday.
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Pro-Palestinians protest in Melbourne
06.12.2009, Israel and the World Three pro-Palestinian protesters were evicted from a Melbourne hotel on Sunday, after trying to gain entry to the Australia Israel Leadership Forum, where Vice Premier Silvan Shalom is in attendance, along with a delegation comprising of MKs Avi Dichter, Ronit Tirosh, Ronnie Bar-On, Daniel Ben-Simon and Nachman Shai.
The Australian Associated Press quoted police as saying that the three were thrown out as hundreds of other anti-Israel protesters tried to breach police lines as the Park Hyatt Hotel.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The demonstration came days after hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated the Israeli delegation's arrival in Canberra on Thursday morning.
According to Army Radio, the protesters had chanted slogans such as "Israel is a war criminal" and "Silvan Shalom should not be allowed into Australia."
JPost.com
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