Tampa to Trump: “Hands off Jerusalem!”
NOVANEWS
By Juliana Musheyev
On Friday, December 8, over 300 people gathered in Tampa to protest Donald Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a decision that runs against international law.
Multiple U.N. resolutions have been passed since 1967 calling on Israel to withdraw its military from the occupied territories and to dismantle all Israeli settlements in Palestine. Despite the outcry by the international community over Israel’s illegal occupation and war crimes, Trump determined “that it is time to officially declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel.”
The unequivocal support for Israel is not unique to the Trump administration. Both Democrats and Republicans have been in lockstep when it comes to legitimizing Jerusalem as...