TEL AVIV — Palestinian and Arab activists on social media have been spreading the hashtag “#jerusalem_capital_of_palestine” in response to repeated reports in Israeli media that U.S. President Donald Trump has returned to considering the relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and intends to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel in a speech on Wednesday.
Some used conspiracy theories in an attempt to connect the reports of Trump’s plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel with separate reports in the U.S. that Trump’s former adviser, Michael Flynn, has talked about being in contact with Russia on policy issues following the U.S. presidential elections.
“#jerusalem_capital_of_palestine until judgement day,” tweeted prominent Syrian journalist Moussa al-Omar, who has connections to Syrian opposition groups and hundreds of thousands of followers.
#القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين
الى يوم الدين— موسى العمر (@MousaAlomar) December 1, 2017
“#jerusalem_capital_of_palestine as long as the land and everything on it is the property of Allah,” wrote Saudi activist Mohammad al-Harbi.
#القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين إلى ان يرث الله الارض ومن عليها حتى وان قيل غير ذلك
— محمد الحربي (@MohammadMgc0) December 1, 2017
“Plan whatever you’d like, we’ve planned for #jerusalem_capital_of_palestine and before we die we’ll pass this on to our children,” wrote Kuwaiti political activist Mishari al-Hamad.
تريدون ما تريدون ما تربينا عليه #القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين وقبل ان نموت سنخبر اولادنا بنفس المعلومة ،،
— مشاري الحمد (@Mishari77) December 1, 2017
“#jerusalem_capital_of_palestine and it will continue to be our first priority despite the anger of those for normalization,” wrote a Kuwaiti jurist called Dawih al-Ajamy. “Jerusalem is ours, Palestine is ours and every centimeter of that land … is ours.”
https://twitter.com/dhalajmy/status/936758176036384768
“The announcement from the White House today that Trump will transfer the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem next week is a gas explosion meant to cover Michael Flynn’s admission of guilt and his cooperation with investigators in the scandal of Russian involvement in elections,” claimed Egyptian jurist and President of IBC News, Dr. Mahmoud Refaat.
إطلاق #البيت_الأبيض اليوم أن #ترامب سينقل سفارة #أمريكا في #إسرائيل ل #القدس الأسبوع القادم قنبلة غاز لتغطي إقرار مايكل فلين بالذنب وتعاونه مع تحقيق اختراق #روسيا الانتخابات. المخزي #محمد_بن_سلمان و #الإمارات و #السيسي أدواته وما يفرطوه اليوم لن تسترجعه أجيال#القدس_عاصمه_فلسطين
— Mahmoud Refaat (@DrMahmoudRefaat) December 1, 2017
He followed up with another tweet, writing, “Even though many voices in the West, even those of Jews, are against Trump’s decision to move the U.S. embassy in Israel, because UNESCO, the UN and the European Union consider Israel’s presence in Jerusalem as an occupation, the Arab capitals continue their silence and don’t say a word. They are waiting to be slaughtered.”
بينما بدأت الأصوات تتعالى بالغرب وحتى من يهود ضد قرار #ترامب نقل سفارة #أمريكا في #إسرائيل ل #القدس كون #اليونسكو و #الأمم_المتحدة و #الإتحاد_الأوروبي يعتبرون تواجد #إسرائيل في #القدس إحتلال، تصمت عواصم العرب ولم يتنفس أحد أن #القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين وهم ينتظرون ذبحهم حين يجف ضرعهم. pic.twitter.com/7hHCnDWZ8i
— Mahmoud Refaat (@DrMahmoudRefaat) December 2, 2017
“Jerusalem isn’t the capital of Palestine,” wrote Munir al-Tunisi, an Islamic activist and Tunisian academic. “Jerusalem is the capital of the Islamic caliphate as our Prophet commanded, may peace be upon him.”
https://twitter.com/jkoeudb5641/status/936713756075347969
“The one clear truth, #jerusalem_capital_of_palestine, no matter what the aggressive, Zionist Jews think,” posted Saudi cleric Abdullah al-Dahiri.
القول الحق المبين #القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين
رغم أنف الصهاينة اليهود المعتدين pic.twitter.com/IWB5AkvOj8— عبدالله الظاهري (@abdullahaldahri) December 1, 2017
“#jerusalem_capital_of_palestine, no, we swear to Allah, Jerusalem is the capital of the Muslims,” wrote Hamas-affiliated Palestinian media figure Adham Abou Salmieh. “She is the diamond in the crown and she is the goal of all free men and revolutionaries.”
#القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين بل هي وربي عاصمة المسلمين، و درة التاج، وقبلة الأحرار والثوار.
— أدهم أبو سلمية #غزة 🇵🇸 (@adham922) December 1, 2017
“#jerusalem_capital_of_jerusalem forever,” wrote Sudanese Al Jazeera journalist Othman Ayfarah.
#القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين الأبدية pic.twitter.com/ohHzPZmuKr
— عثمان آي فرح (@ayfaraho) December 1, 2017
“Jerusalem is ours and will continue to be so,” posted Tunisian journalist Wajd Abou Abdullah. “Who is Trump anyway? Trump is a harrassing idiot who became president and probably won’t complete his term. This is the guy who wants to hurt Jerusalem?”
القدس لنا، وستظل، لكن من هذا ترامب؟ ترامب الأخرق المتحرش الذي أصبح رئيسًا وربما لن ينهِ ولايته يتطاول على القدس؟ #القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين
— Wajd Bouabdallah (@tounsiahourra) December 1, 2017
“To the chagrin of all the Arab Zionists and supporters of normalization, #jerusalem_capital_of_palestine and Jerusalem is ours,” wrote Palestinian journalist Ali Siam.
رغم أنف كل مطبع وصهيوني عربي خسيس#القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين و #القدس_لنا
— علي صيام – غزة (@AliSiamPress) December 2, 2017
“What do we need to do?” questioned Hamas’ appointed international relations chief Bassem Naim. “Trump is trying to bribe the Zionist lobby by recognizing Jerusalem as the eternal and unified capital of the (Zionist) entity after the noose has begun tightening around his neck and his adviser Michael Flynn admitted he was in contact with the Russians on Trump’s orders during the election campaign.”
ماذا نحن فاعلون ‼️ #ترامب يحاول رشوة اللوبي الصهيوني بالإعتراف ب #القدس عاصمة أبدية وموحدة للكيان، بعدما ضاق حبل المشنقة حول رقبته، بإعتراف مستشاره مايكل فلين بالتواصل مع #الروس وبأمرٍ منه، أثناء الحملة الإنتخابية.#القدس_عاصمة_فلسطين pic.twitter.com/HqoqInxjBQ
— Dr. Basem Naim (@basemn63) December 2, 2017
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