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Israel to deploy thousands of forces for US embassy ceremony

Friday 11-May-2018

The Israeli police said it completed all security preparations for the opening ceremony of the US embassy in Occupied Jerusalem next Monday May 14.

In a statement on Thursday the police said thousands of security forces and volunteers would be deployed throughout Jerusalem on Monday morning ahead of the ceremony.

The police added that hundreds of officers will be placed in particular in the Arnona neighborhood where the embassy is located.

In addition to the Israeli police presence the American delegation will arrive in Israel with its own security forces.

In this regard the High Follow-Up Committee for Arab citizens of Israel in cooperation with national and religious figures in Jerusalem intend to stage massive marches next Monday in the holy city to protest the relocation of the US embassy.

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