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Hamas Leader Calls For Uprising After Trump's Jerusalem Announcement

Ismail Haniya called for a new "intifada," or an uprising, against Israel after President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Hamas Leader Calls For Uprising After Trump's Jerusalem Announcement

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Article by Briana Koeneman

December 7, 2017

The leader of Hamas isn't pleased with U.S. President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Ismail Haniya called for a new "intifada," or an uprising, against Israel. He said Trump's announcement amounted to a "war declaration against Palestinians," adding that it "killed" the Israel-Palestinian peace process.

But leaders in Israel had a much different response.

As Newsy previously reported, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump for his "courageous and just decision" to recognize Jerusalem as the capital.

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