The joint American-British strike on Iraq this weekend brought Israel\'s Arabs to the streets. Large crowds of Arabs demonstrated in support of Saddam Hussein yesterday near Shechem; they burnt American and Israeli flags, brandished posters of the Iraqi dictator, and burned pictures of U.S. President Bush. Palestinian media expert Michael Widlanski reports that following the air strikes, Voice of Palestine radio announced that \'national and Islamic forces\" had dedicated two \"days of rage\" (this coming Tuesday and Friday) for massive demonstrations and parades not only against Israel but also against American attacks on Iraq. \"This is a \'choosing-sides\' moment,\" the radio stated, \"and the PA is signaling its choice of Saddam, while it believes the United States has chosen Israel.\"



Prime Minister Barak convened a security cabinet meeting this afternoon in light of the situation in Iraq.