Hecklers interrupted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a prominent American Jewish group, the same day his government said it would move ahead with hundreds of new housing units in disputed east Jerusalem. The five Jewish-American and Israeli protesters stood up and held banners denouncing the settlements. Sheriff's deputies escorted them out to a chorus of shouts and boos, and they were released without charges. One audience member took a protest banner left behind and ripped it with his teeth.
Netanyahu accused the protesters of joining those who believe "Israel is guilty until proven guilty."