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Showing Original Post only (View all)This is what the deft handling of the M.E by the presumptive Nobel Prize winner, cough, gets you [View all]
At Least 28 Palestinians Die in Protests as U.S. Prepares to Open Jerusalem Embassy
The relocation of the embassy from Tel Aviv was timed for the 70th anniversary of the formation of Israel a move that many Israelis have celebrated but that has enraged Palestinians.
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RIGHT NOWPalestinian officials say at least 28 people have died in the latest round of protests.
At least 1,000 Palestinian demonstrators were also wounded along the border fence with Gaza, the Health Ministry reported, as the mass protests that began on March 30 and that had already left dozens dead erupted again.
The relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv was set for Monday, timed to the 70th anniversary of the formation of Israel a move that many Israelis have celebrated but that has enraged Palestinians.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/world/middleeast/palestinian-protests-gaza-us-embassy.html
I'm sympathetic to the plight of both the Israelis and the Palestinians. Why did Trump move the embassy to Jerusalem and poke the Palestinians ? This violence is of benefit to no one.
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This is what the deft handling of the M.E by the presumptive Nobel Prize winner, cough, gets you [View all]
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
OP
Guarantee you he knows nothing of biblical prophecy and that had zero to do with this.
lark
May 2018
#7
Trump is the president of the evangelicals, ultra-rich, racists, nazis, and down right stupid.
olegramps
May 2018
#12
The thing is that Trump and many right wingers really are ready for Genocide against Palestinians
el_bryanto
May 2018
#2
I'm sure his Nobel application has been delicately tossed into the "no" pile by now.
forgotmylogin
May 2018
#15
You have two peoples with legitimate claims to a parcel of land the size of New Hampshire.
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
#21
Right now..I feel this is a powder keg with a short fuse..and this POS in the WH
asiliveandbreathe
May 2018
#30
Naturally the Dudebro left on Twitter is bending over backwards to blame us for this
Blue_Tires
May 2018
#43