37 Palestinians killed protesting US Jerusalem embassy
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tens of thousands had gathered near the border in protest while smaller numbers of stone-throwing palestinians approached the fence and sought to break through with israeli snipers positioned on the other side2 us ambassador to israel david friedman also spoke at the ceremony in jerusalem and trump was given a standing ovation when he mentioned him1 the united states officially opened its deeply controversial jerusalem embassy on monday in a ceremony preceded by violent clashes between palestinians and israeli forces along the gaza strips border1 the protests did not stop the embassy opening ceremony that included a video address by president donald trump1 trump told the ceremony that the united states remained committed to reaching a lasting middle east peace though the move of its embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem has provoked outrage1 a plaque and seal was unveiled at the ceremony officially opening the embassy1 reports said 37 palestinians were mowed down by israeli firepower and hundreds more were injured in what has been called the bloodiest day in years1 friedman referred to the embassys location as jerusalem israel drawing wild applause1 us deputy secretary of state john sullivan led the washington delegation at the inauguration that also included trumps daughter ivanka and her husband jared kushner both white house aides as well as treasury secretary steven mnuchin1 some 800 guests attended the ceremony1 jerusalems status is perhaps the thorniest issue in the israeli-palestinian conflict1 israel considers the entire city its capital while the palestinians see east jerusalem as the capital of their future state1