Stop Bombing Yemen, San Franciscans Tell MbS
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Members of the Bay Area's Yemeni community protest Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit to San Francisco and demand Saudi Arabia cease bombing Yemen. [Staff Photo Phil Pasquini]
Waging Peace
Members of Northern California’s Yemeni community and their supporters protested outside San Francisco’s Fairmont Hotel on March 28 prior to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit to the Bay Area to meet with CEOs of Silicon Valley’s high-tech companies.
“Stop the War on Yemen,” the crowd outside the posh hotel chanted, calling on the Saudi crown prince to stop bombing Yemeni civilians.
Bin Salman, known by his initials MbS, is also Saudi Arabia’s defense minister and oversees all of its military forces. Since March 2015 he has served as the commander of the internati...