An Israeli military spokeswoman said security forces had been trying to disperse a violent demonstration during which people threw stones and other objects.
The disparity underlines the divisions that persist in Thailand following a nine-week anti-government demonstration during which nearly 90 people were killed and more than 1,400 injured.
The Ailanthus Alliance was formed following a demonstration during which tenants took action by sitting in an ailanthus tree that grows in their common backyard, to prevent the landlord (S&M Enterprises) from cutting it down.
As the Washington Post points out, Jindal's rhetoric is an apparent allusion to former Alabama Gov. George Wallace's 1963 "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" demonstration, during which the anti-integration governor stood in a doorway at the University of Alabama as two black students attempted to enter the institution.
Today's is the first national protest organised by the NUS since more than 50,000 people took part in a demonstration two years ago, during which there were some violent clashes with police, and there were a number of arrests and injuries and students were "kettled" by officers.
In the last week, there have been numerous anti-American demonstrations across Indonesia, during which American flags were burned.
Following big anti-government demonstrations in 2011, during which protesters were killed, stirring up another bout of homophobia was a useful distraction.
Some days later Muslims met in Bradford and planned a public demonstration for January 14, during which the purportedly blasphemous novel would be burned with press cameras present.
Hours after the murder, the English Defence League held a demonstration in Woolwich, during which supporters, some wearing balaclavas printed with "EDL", engaged in running battles with police for almost an hour.
After a week of demonstrations by dairy farmers, during which milk processing factories across the country were forced to shut down, farmers said they had no option but to step up their protests and take drastic action.
