Gevorkova

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner Anna Gevorkova, a native and citizen of Georgia, petitions for review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an immigration judge’s denial of her claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and review the decision of the BIA for substantial evidence. See Avetova-El-isseva v. INS, 213 F.3d 1192, 1196 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

The BIA’s conclusion that Petitioner failed to establish past persecution is supported by substantial evidence. Petitioner, who is an ethnic Armenian, testified credibly that because of her ethnicity she lost her job, received threatening telephone calls, and was subjected to general anti-Armenian sentiment. Petitioner also testified that, in 1995, she was pushed down while in line for bread, that she *699 witnessed a shooting, and that her husband, sister and nephew have experienced various forms of abuse. However, taken as a whole, these incidents of harassment and discrimination do not rise to the level of persecution. See Avetova, 213 F.3d at 1197 (holding that petitioner’s…