11 arrested during Israeli ambassador's talk
AP News | 2010-02-09 12:47:27
<div id="subtitle">11 arrested for disrupting Israeli ambassador's talk at UC Irvine</div><div><p>Eleven students have been arrested during a raucous lecture at University of California, Irvine, where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren spoke about U.S.-Israel relations.</p><p>Oren's speech to about 500 people was interrupted by shouting and protests multiple times Monday night.</p><p>UC Irvine spokesman Tom Vasich says nine Irvine students and two students from UC Riverside were arrested for disturbing a public event. All were cited and released.</p><p>The Orange County Register reports that at one point, Oren stopped, asked for hospitality and resumed his speech, but the shouts continued.</p><p>Political science professor Mark Petracca says he was embarrassed by the outbursts.</p><p>Earlier, the UCI Muslim Student Union issued an email condemning Oren's appearance on campus. It was not clear if the arrested students were members of the group.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68731866&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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