Saturday, January 6, 2018

In the West Bank, IDF troops arrest 1 Palestinian during a late-night raid near Hebron, and patrol in and around Hebron throughout the day. In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces violently disperse Palestinians gathering near the Old City to protest U.S. pres. Trump’s 12/6 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; 1 Palestinian is injured and another is arrested. (PCHR 1/11)

A group of Arab diplomats meets in Amman to coordinate their responses to U.S. pres. Trump’s 12/6 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Concluding the meeting, Jordan’s FM Ayman Safadi announces that they have agreed to push for the recognition of a State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital. They do not make any announcements concerning the implementation of the Amman Summit resolutions of 1980, which PA FM al-Maliki said the Palestinians would be pushing for at this meeting on 12/28. (TOI 1/6; HA 1/7; REU 1/8)