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Israel, Palestinian Territories: Protests, Threats Continue After Trump's Jerusalem Decision

Dec 7, 2017 | 21:09 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump's Dec. 6 speech naming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel prompted widespread protests throughout the Middle East on Dec. 7.

U.S. President Donald Trump's Dec. 6 speech naming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel prompted widespread protests throughout the Middle East on Dec. 7.

(Stratfor)

U.S. President Donald Trump's speech Dec. 6, in which he named Jerusalem the capital of Israel and announced plans to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, prompted widespread protests in Israel and the Palestinian Territories and throughout the Middle East on Dec. 7. Some protesters burned U.S. and Israeli flags, while others reportedly chanted, "Death to America! Death to the fool Trump!" News media tracked clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinian protesters in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. More than two dozen people were reported injured by Israeli army gunfire....

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