Yemen: One million citizens call for trying the Arab leaders
Yemen-Regional, Politics, 4/4/2002

The Yemeni capital sanaa on Wednesday witnessed marches in solidarity with the Palestinian people. and calls for trying the Arab leaders.

The Participants in the demonstrations expressed their protest against the stances of the US in supporting Israel and called on the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to end his isolation and resume his Arab role in support of the Palestinians. Three demonstrations were held in Sanaa. The first headed from the Yemeni Journalists Union to the Presidency headquarters.

This demonstration which was attended by several parliament members and several Shoura council members and journalists included thousands of citizens who called for halting security cooperation between Yemen and the USA. The demonstrators denounced the US role which they considered as biased with the government of the "Israeli terrorist Sharon."

The demonstrators handed over the director of President Saleh's office a message in which they called on the Yemeni President to end his isolation and resume his activity and Arab national role in support of the Palestinian people.

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