Hamas leader calls for 'New Intifada' after Trump's Jerusalem move

December 07 2017 11:57:45

Hamas leader calls for 'New Intifada' after Trump's Jerusalem move

GAZA - Reuters

The powerful Palestinian Islamist group Hamas called on Dec. 7 for a new uprising against Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.

"We should call for and we should work on launching an intifada in the face of the Zionist enemy," Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a speech in Gaza.

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