A group of Arabs demonstrated here today against the Israeli expulsion of Sheikh Abdul Hamid Es-Sayeh to Jordan. He was exiled for leading resistance activities.
The demonstration took place not far from the Israeli Consulate in Manhattan. Police kept the demonstrators away from the Consulate. The marchers carried placards denouncing Israel.
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