A demonstration has been called for 10:00 am Pacific time Thursday at the Los Angeles Times building to protest what organizers call supression of a videotape which reportedly shows Democratic presidential Barack Obama speaking of his friendship with former Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) spokesman Rashid Khalidi. The Times reported in April 2008 that Sen. Obama gave a speech at a farewell party in 2003 honoring Khalidi, who was active on behalf of the PLO when it was designated by the United States as terrorist group with a goal of destroying Israel.

Republican vice-presidential candidate, Governor Sarah Palin, accused the Times of “kowtowing” – presumably to the Obama campaign. While Obama himself reportedly did not criticize America or Israel during the party, others at the event were critical of both countries, she said. “What we don't know is how Barack Obama responded to these slurs on a country that he now professes to support,” she told Fox News.

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