It's Not Just Palestinians
Secretary of State Colin Powell leaves for the Middle East on Sunday, but before he goes to Israel late in the week, he will visit several Arab capitals, hoping to line up support for his peace mission.
CBS News Correspondent Richard Roth reports he may not get a warm welcome: Protesters in the streets of many of those capitals are demanding not peace, but vengeance.
The U.S. Embassy compound became a target Friday in Bahrain, for demonstrators throwing stones and Molotov cocktails. It was a rare anti-American outbreak in the Gulf state, home of the Navy's Fifth Fleet.
In Jordan the streets Friday were filled with protest, full of reasons why Arab leaders hope American diplomacy can defuse the crisis, and soon.
Jordan is home to more than a million-and-a-half Palestinian refugees. In Amman, the demonstrators tried to march on Israel's embassy, calling for the expulsion of its ambassador.
Police stopped them but the confrontation was ugly.
In Egypt, in Cairo's biggest mosque, there was protest in the prayers: "God protect us from the Jews," they chanted, and "Israel is our enemy."
There's no separating religion and politics in Egypt and authorities knew that Friday after prayers would be a volatile time. They allowed a protest, with a limit. The heavy police presence was part of the government's message.
Riot police formed a corridor of sticks and shields, to keep the faithful moving on after midday services.
Iran's call to cut oil exports to the U.S. as a pressure tactic won no backing from other oil nations.
However, every other shout of protest throughout the Muslim world, against the U.S., and against Israel, had an echo.