We’re the hot issue, globally. From the Age in Melbourne, Australia. Capsicum means pepper spray:
CAPSICUM spray was used on pro-Palestinian demonstrators who tried to storm a hotel where Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard spoke last night.
About 200 demonstrators holding flags and placards tried to force their way into a side entrance to the Park Hyatt Hotel in East Melbourne.
Guests at a dinner whose guest speakers included Ms Gillard and Israel’s Deputy Prime Minister, Slivan Shalom, were being directed to use the entrance because about 200 of the protesters had blocked the main entrance…
Uniformed police on duty at other parts of the building formed a line in front of the glass door and police horses were brought in to force back the crowd, which included women and children.
The dinner was organised by the Australia-Israel Leadership Forum, which aims to strengthen ties between Israel and Australia.
