Hundreds of Palestinians marched in Umm al-Fahm streets on Thursday evening protesting US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Occupied Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
The protesters raised the Palestinian flag and chanted slogans stressing Palestinians’ commitment to Occupied Jerusalem as an exclusively Arab city and the eternal capital of Palestine.
The march dovetails a series of protest moves staged outside the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv against Trump’s move.
Arab MKs (lawmakers at the Israeli parliament—Knesset) also announced their decision to boycott a projected speech by the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence slated to be delivered on Monday.
Another march is expected to be staged on Saturday in Yafa following afternoon prayers at al-Jabaliya Mosque down to al-Ajami Park.
Over recent days Israeli police and intelligence forces summoned a number of protesters and activists to questioning over involvement in anti-Trump demos as part of underway attempts to quell simmering protests.
According to Arab 48 news site the Israeli police in Wadi Ara and Umm al-Fahm arrested six Palestinians who participated in pro-Jerusalem events.
An Israeli court extended the remand of a number of protesters on suspicions of hurling stones at Israeli patrols and buses.
