Palestinians Infuriated by US Embassy’s Move to Jerusalem

She said there had been daily protests and clashes with Israeli soldiers in December after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move that upended decades of U.S. foreign policy and an international consensus that the city’s status should be settled in negotiations.
The move infuriated the Palestinians, who saw it as a blatant show of pro-Israel bias. The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 war as their capital.
“Soldiers used to deliberately come through the area of my house, and shoot from the entrance of the house,” Tamimi said. She said the soldier she confronted was the same one who had shot her cousin “only five minutes” earlier. She said that soldiers had shot tear gas at her house even though there was an elderly couple inside.
“I was full of strong feelings, upset …  burned from inside,” she said.

Hero of Palestinian Resistance

Tamimi has since become a hero to the Palestinians and an international symbol of resistance to Israel’s occupation.
Israeli authorities treated her actions as a criminal offense, indicting her on charges of assault and incitement.
In Israel, Tamimi is seen as a provocateur who was rightly punished for attacking soldiers.