Sharon booed in NY over Gaza plan

[lindsayg]

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has been heckled by US Jews at a New York rally to promote his Gaza pullout plan.

Several protesters in a crowd at Baruch College tried to interrupt Mr Sharon's speech, with one of them shouting: "Jews don't expel Jews."

The protesters were removed before Mr Sharon was able to continue to loud cheers from most of about 1,000 people who came to the Manhattan auditorium.

He said the pullout would be on time in mid-August and would improve security.

Mr Sharon is well aware of the influence of organised pro-Israeli Jewish groups in American politics, the BBC's Jeremy Cooke in New York reports.

Mr Sharon also knows his plans are drawing fierce criticism from his political opponents back home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4571821.stm

[whistle]

1. Sharon booed in NYC, Laura Bush booed by mobs in the

...middle east. Is there a pattern here?

[Jim Sagle]

2. Politicians get booed. Big surprise.