Egypt minister (Maher) beaten in Jerusalem

[Wonk]

Jerusalem, Dec. 22 (Reuters): Radical worshippers assaulted Egyptian foreign minister Ahmed Maher in the al Aqsa mosque in JerusalemÕs Old City today and he was rushed to hospital, witnesses, police and security guards said.

Initial reports said Maher, 68, was physically beaten and taken unconscious to hospital but witnesses and police later said he was accosted, jostled and possibly struck several times by a hostile mob shouting ÒAllah-u- AkbarÓ (God is Great).

The mob shouted ÒtraitorÓ and ÒcollaboratorÓ at Maher and threw shoes they had doffed for prayers at his entourage and at Israeli police taking him out of the mosque to safety.

Television footage of the incident showed Maher, pale and struggling for breath, being escorted out of the mosque by police and bodyguards through a screaming crowd. Israeli medics said Maher, who had just completed talks on West Asia peace issues with Israeli leaders, was treated for shortness of breath and was in good condition.

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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1031223/asp/foreign/story_2709582.asp

[SoCalDem]

1. CNN reported they threw shoes at him ...

Again with the shoes..:eyes:.. Methinks that would be a good business to be in over there.. These folks must lose a lot of shoes :)

[MidwestTransplant]

2. Maybe sell "pocket" shoes

that are inexpensive and can easily fit in your pocket for such an occasion!

[Clark Edwards]

3. From your article:

"The hostility shown to Maher followed a rebuff by Palestinian militants to high-level Egyptian efforts to broker a ceasefire between them and Israel. An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman said the government would investigate the incident in the elevated mosque compound known as al Haram al Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) to Muslims and the Temple Mount to Jews and Christians."

I saw an article from the BBC much more negative than this one...and the BBC is notoriously hateful toward anything Israeli.

It's really a shame when someone gets treated this way by his own people just for making an attempt at peace, but that's the ME.

[ScotTissue]

4. Nice. Throw shoes at the peacemakers.

Fucking despicable. Al Aqsa my ass.