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December 7, 2017       Share:    

Source: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-1.827165

Palestinian Rage Over Trump's Jerusalem Move Won't Turn Into a Third Intifada

(Ha'aretz) Muhammad Shehada - President Trump's speech giving America's blessing to Jerusalem as Israel's capital is widely touted as the spark that will provoke a mass popular uprising among Palestinians. The truth is that likelihood is at an all-time low. With a growing sense of abandonment by the international community and Arab regimes, Palestinians are seeing their cause fade away and a grassroots explosion is not in the cards. Any desire for an uprising is currently muffled by official and popular pressure to continue the Palestinian reconciliation process undisturbed. Palestinian rage over this move by Trump will dissipate, and it won't take that long.

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