We are getting to a fever pitch with all the murder that is going on in Gaza over clashes between protesters with slings and israeli snipers. 58 Palestinians were killed and over 1113 were wounded in after fighting broke out. Dozens of Palestinians were killed and thousands more wounded in clashes with Israel in Gaza Monday, sparking condemnations from across the world, as dignitaries convened in Jerusalem for the official opening of the U.S. Embassy.
Meanwhile, Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Jerusalem were urged to turn out en masse to protest the embassy move and take part in Tuesday's 70th anniversary of the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” as Palestinians term Israel’s creation.
As bodies fell on the border on what became the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war, US and Israeli officials celebrated the opening of the embassy.
Demonstrations have quieted so we’re closing down the live blog for now. Here is a summary of today’s events:
Gaza’s ministry of health reported 52 people were killed and more than 2,400 were injured during protests at the border between Gaza and Israel. There are six children and one paramedic among the dead, the ministry said.
United Nations human rights experts urged Israel to halt excessive force against Palestinian protesters and Amnesty International accused Israel of violating international law.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) insisted, however, that is was following protocol. The IDF said it killed three “terrorists” and struck five “terrorist targets.”
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military was acting in self-defense. “Every country has an obligation to defend its borders,” he wrote on Twitter.
Senior US officials, including president Donald Trump, have not mentioned the protests in communications celebrating the embassy opening. “Big day for Israel. Congratulations!” the president said on Twitter.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo also ignored the deadly protests, while declaring the US was committed to advancing peace between Israel and Palestine.
Foreign ministries in the UK, France and Egypt expressed concern about the the violence. UK prime minister Theresa May’s spokesperson said: “We urge calm and restraint to avoid actions destructive to peace efforts.”
Trump did not attend the embassy dedication ceremony, but his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, a senior advisor to the president, went in his place. Kushner made a rare public address and said the opening of the embassy was an acknowledgement of the truth that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
meanwhile Trump and company are celebrating moving the Embassy to Jerusalem and Trump main campaign promise is finally shown. "Trump Make Israel Great Again". Hold the phone I thought this was about America and freedom, why is Jared K sitting with Bibi happy that they finally got something they have been fighting for while people where dying in the sand. This world is messed up and the corruption is sitting right next to each other. What really gets be going is that agents like Laura Loomer are hanging out at the opening like they are some kinda journalists. See her with Sheldon? Wonder how she got herself out to this event.
https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/996090519800434690
- LauraLoomer
Twitter Hastag #GAZAMASSACRE
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Links
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/u-s-embassy-gaza-protests-and-nakba-day-live-updates-1.6078190
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2018/may/14/israeli-troops-kill-palestinians-protesting-against-us-embassy-move-to-jerusalem-live-updates
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israeli-palestinians/gazans-bury-dead-after-bloodiest-day-of-israel-border-protests-idUSKCN1IG1A7
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/05/14/israel-palenstine-trump-embassy-killed.html
https://www.ft.com/video/d2d5a881-84da-42eb-9df8-34a8a5325cd9
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-hezbollah/hezbollah-says-rocket-attack-on-israeli-occupied-golan-marks-new-phase-idUSKCN1IF28D
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/14/israeli-forces-kill-10-in-gaza-protests-as-anger-mounts-over-us-embassy.html
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article211150249.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/abandoning-split-screen-israeli-tv-highlights-divisions-by-picking-a-side/
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/boycott-is-best-response-to-illegal-israeli-killings-1.3494853
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/gaza-protests-latest-israel-palestine-trump-blocks-un-security-council-statement-investigation-a8352006.html