After President Trump’s announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas called for three “days of rage” to protest the decision. Many people answered that call.
In Gaza, the Palestinian territory governed by Hamas a few hours south of Jerusalem, Israeli fire killed at least one Palestinian protester, according to The Associated Press. Journalists have reported a march of thousands of people in Amman, Jordan, roughly 40 miles from Jerusalem as the crow flies. Other protests are happening as far away as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan.
But Jerusalem—the political and geographical center of the debate—stayed relatively quiet. Although the comparative calm of Palestinians here may seem surprising, they, unlike Muslims in faraway places, may have more to lose from major protests.
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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Dec 6
I have determined that it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I am also directing the State Department to begin preparation to move the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem...
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Trump naming Jerusalem as Israel’s capital affects S’poreans
This sparked yet another controversy and fulfilled a campaign promise he made previously.
This unilateral act by the United States does not reflect international consensus and is seen as deciding on an issue that was supposed to be left to negotiations.
It also overturned 70 years of US foreign policy on this matter.
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Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israel Capital, Pledges To Move Embassy
President Donald Trump reversed decades of U.S. policy on Wednesday and recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite warnings from around the world that the gesture further drives a wedge between Israel and the Palestinians.
In a speech at the White House, Trump said his administration would also begin a process of moving the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which is expected to take years.
The status of Jerusalem — home to sites holy to the Muslim, Jewish and Christian religions — has been one of the thorniest issues in long-running Mideast peace efforts.
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Donald Trump officially recognises Jerusalem as Israeli capital despite warnings of new conflict
Donald Trump has announced the US will officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, boasting that previous presidents had promised to do so, but "failed to deliver."
It comes amid warnings that the move will plunge the Middle East - and the world - into "a fire without end."
In a speech from the White House, Trump said: "In 1995, Congress adopted the Jerusalem Embassy act, urging the federal government to relocate the American Embassy to Jerusalem and to recognise that city - and so importantly - as Israel’s Capital. this Act passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority, and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago."
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My Jerusalem: Two tales
Donald Trump's decision to move the Israeli embassy to Jerusalem has provoked a crisis in the region.
By appearing to give US support for total Israeli control of a city that both Palestinians and Israelis stake a claim to, he risks ending decades of peace negotiations.
In the wake of the President's decision, protests have broken out across the Arab world, while Israelis have celebrated the news.
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‘Rocket Man’ Vs ‘Dotard’ in War of Words
In the first official comments from North Korea after Trump had issued his starkest warning yet to Pyongyang, Ri said, "There is a saying that goes: 'Even when dogs bark, the parade goes on.'"
Ri told reporters near the UN headquarters in New York, "If they are trying to shock us with the sound of a dog's bark they are clearly having a dog dream."
Asked by reporters what he thought of Trump calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "rocket man," Ri said, "I feel sorry for his aides." Ri is expected to make a UN speech on Friday.
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Trump and the Russian connection
Russian intelligence agencies have allegedly recently digitally broken into four different American organizations that are affiliated either with Hillary Clinton or the Democratic Party since late May. All of the hacks appear designed to benefit Donald Trump’s presidential aspirations in one fashion or another.
When asked about this, and his affection for Russian president Vladimir Putin, Trump said any inference that a connection exists between the two is absurd and the stuff of conspiracy. “I have ZERO investments in Russia,” he tweeted after the Democratic National Committee was apparently hacked by Russia and the emails released by Wiki Leaks on the eve of the DNC convention to nominate Clinton as its 2016 presidential candidate.
Most of the coverage of the links between Trump and Putin’s Russia takes the GOP presidential nominee at his word—that he has lusted after a Trump tower in Moscow, and come up spectacularly short. But Trump’s dodge—that he has no businesses in Russia, so there is no connection to Putin—is a classic magician’s trick. Show one idle hand, while the other is actually doing the work.
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