Hamas leader calls for new Palestinian uprising over Jerusalem dispute
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya has called for a new Palestinian intifada -- or uprising -- against Israel after U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. "Jerusalem is being kidnapped and ripped from us," Haniya said in a speech in Gaza on Thursday, according to media reports. "We should call for and we should work on launching an intifada in the face of the Zionist enemy," he said. Trump's move breaks with decades of U.S. policy to recognize Jerusalem as the capital, with previous administrations avoiding moves that could inflame tensions in the region. Jerusalem is a holy city to Muslims, Jews and Christians and has long been highly contested between Israel and Palestine. Israel claims all of the city is a united capital under its control, while the Palestinians see East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state.
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