Don't go to the fool, America

The US decision on the recognition of Jerusalem by the capital of Israel has led to clashes between the Palestinians dissatisfied with this step and Israeli security forces, Reuters reports .

The leaders of the Hamas group declared Friday the day of anger and called for the New Intifada. Outbreaks of violence are marked on the western shore and along the border of the Gaza sector. One Palestinian was killed there. Arabs are thrown by military stones and tires burning. The army of Israel reported that the military had to defend themselves and they opened fire on the instigators of the riots. In total, according to Palestinian doctors, about 200 people were injured.

There are also reports of brawls in Jerusalem. After Friday prayer, a large group of Palestinians gathered at the gates of the Old City, scanning "our Jerusalem, Jerusalem our capital" and "we do not need empty words, we need stones and" Kalashnikovs ".

The military reports the detention of the six most active participants in the riots. There are no victims among the Israelis.

On the eve of the Gaza sector, several missiles were launched, but they fell without reaching Israeli territory. In response, the Israeli tank and a plane struck the military facilities of Hamas.

On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem the capital of Israel . He added that the US administration begins to transfer its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The president called his decision a “very belatedly” step on the way of resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict. “Although the previous presidents have this (the recognition of Jerusalem by the capital. - Ed.) Was one of the significant election promises, they did not fulfill it,” Trump emphasized. “And now I am fulfilling it.”

Back in 1995, the US Congress adopted a law on the transfer of an American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. However, Presidents Bill Clinton, George Bush Jr. and Barack Obama refrained from the execution of this order, fearing the aggravation of the situation in the Middle East. The basis was the norm present in the law, which allows the president to delay the execution of the document for six months. Every six months, Trump's predecessors issued a corresponding decree. In May, Trump also signed a similar document.

During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly promised to recognize Jerusalem the capital of Israel. He declared his intention to restore close relations with the Jewish state, "destroyed" in the presidency of Obama.

On Thursday, 8 out of 15 members of the Security Council of LLC - Bolivia, Great Britain, Egypt, Italy, Senegal, Uruguay, France and Sweden - demanded to convene an emergency meeting in connection with the decision of Trump. It should go on Friday. The UN Secretary General Antoniu Gutherrish called the “very alarming” current moment. "I consistently opposed any unilateral decisions that threaten the prospects of the world between Israelis and Palestinians," he said.