A number of Latin American nations, protesting abuses against Sudanese Christians, also decided to back Mauritius.
Arab and European nations protested the raid as a threat to Mr. Arafat's life.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday that he was recalling the top United Nations official in Sri Lanka and closing an office there because of anti-United Nations protests led by a government minister.
The government says it is exploring options for further legal action and has joined 32 nations protesting the decision in a bid to build international consensus against Japanese whaling.
The 1972 Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Games in Montreal were threatened with boycotts by African nations protesting the participation of countries who had had sports relations with South Africa.
When Britain and other European nations protested that they were unable to meet that demand in time, the Bush administration said it would seek congressional approval to extend the deadline for two years.
Declaring that he wished for a martyr's death, Mr. Arafat holed up with aides in an office on the second floor, a machine pistol on the table before him, while Arab and European nations protested the Israeli raid as a threat to his life.
On March 30, residents of one of Europe's smallest and poorest nations protested this broken process to say this is our land, and this should be our decision.
As people of good-will around this nation protest violence against African Americans, including the slaying of an unarmed Walter Scott in Charleston, the historical similarities are evident.
Today as people throughout the nation protest for justice in our land, forgive us when we have failed to lift our voices for those who couldn't speak or breathe for themselves.
José Montilla, the Socialist who runs a three-way coalition government in Catalonia, called for street protests on July 10th.In this section Angela Merkel rebuked Sarkozy's cosmetic problem Orban flexes his muscle A nationality, not a nation Protesting, wearily Art under arrest Before the altar of Europe ReprintsThere is much hot air in such outrage.
