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Palestinian blood is the only obstacle to Trump and the transfer of the embassy to Jerusalem

On Monday, May 14, the US officially moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and many Israelis and Americans celebrated; meanwhile, Israeli soldiers shot and killed more than 60 Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and wounded thousands of others. In the aftermath, the international community strongly condemned Israel for its response, while the US has backed Israel’s use of force. The clear majority of protesters who participated in Monday and Tuesday’s events were unarmed, though the Israeli military claimed that some of the protesters threw Molotov cocktails and said that they shot three people dead who were trying to plant a bomb. On Wednesday, an official with Hamas said that several of the protesters who died were affiliated with them, though this has been disputed. No Israelis were injured. Palestinians are in their seventh week of protests at the Gaza-Israel border. They’re protesting the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, which is sufferi...