Two more pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested as Israeli tennis star Shahar Pe’er lost in the semifinals of a tournament in New Zealand.
Pe’er, 22 and ranked No. 30 in the world, lost Jan. 8 to third-seeded Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in the ASB Classic in Auckland.
Prior to the Jan. 8 arrests, seven other members of Global Peace and Justice Auckland and Palestine Human Rights Campaign Auckland, including the organizer of the protests, were arrested.
Play had to be suspended Jan. 6 as officials debated whether to continue Pe’er’s match due to the small but noisy demonstration outside the tennis complex. — jta