Protests erupt after Trump moves US embassy to Jerusalem

Emil Lendof

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Dec 12, 2017

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A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against U.S. President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah

A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. REUTERS

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Israeli forces run towards Palestinian protesters during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. REUTERS

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A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El

A demonstrator holds a Palestinian flag. REUTERS

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Israeli borer police officers walk in front of a burned barricade during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah

Israeli borer police officers walk in front of a burned barricade. REUTERS

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A masked Palestinian protester stands in front of a burned barricade during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El

A masked Palestinian protester stands in front of a burned barricade. REUTERS

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A Palestinian protester slings a rock at Israeli forces during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El

A Palestinian protester slings a rock at Israeli forces. REUTERS

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A Palestinian protester takes cover during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. REUTERS

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A Palestinian protester prays during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. REUTERS

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An Israeli policeman fires towards Palestinian protesters during clashes at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. REUTERS

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Palestinian protesters run during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. REUTERS

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A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones towards Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank village of Qusrah. REUTERS

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Palestinian protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank village of Qusrah. REUTERS

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A Palestinian protester hurls stones towards Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank village of Qusrah. REUTERS

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Palestinian protesters hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes near the Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom near Nablus. REUTERS

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Demonstrators gather to protest against U.S. President Trump’s decision that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul

Demonstrators gather to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision that the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. REUTERS

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Protest against US plans for Jerusalem recognition

Protesters are seen during the protest against the plan of Jerusalem’s recognition at the Jabaliya Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza. Getty Images

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Palestinian protesters burn pictures of US President Donald Trump at the manger square in Bethlehem. AFP/Getty Images

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A Palestinians man burns representations of an Israeli flag and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City. REUTERS

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Palestinian women shout slogans during a protest in Gaza City. AFP/Getty Images

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Palestinian protesters burn a picture of US President Donald Trump and the Israeli flag in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah. AFP/Getty Images

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Palestinian protesters burn the US and Israeli flags in Gaza City. AFP/Getty Images

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