Violent clashes between protesters and police are ongoing in Jerusalem and Ramallah, following the US President's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to the Holy City. The Palestinian organization "Hamas" today called on the Palestinians to a new uprising against Israel.
"We must ask for and work for the beginning of an intifada against the Zionist enemy."
said in a speech in Gaza the leader of the Islamist organization Ismail Haniya.
Hezbollah leader Sayed Hassan Nasrallah is expected to announce the organization's first reaction to a televised address today at 18:00 Cyprus time.
Akhbar described Trump's decision as "America's new Balfour", referring to the Balfour Declaration a century ago, which paved the way for the creation of the state of Israel and sowed the seeds of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar, which is affiliated with the Hezbollah organization, declared "Death to America" on its front page today. This is the strongest reaction from the Lebanese media to Trump's decision on the status of Jerusalem.
