The Palestinians overwhelmingly oppose US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and have little faith in the United States or their Arab allies, according to a poll released on Tuesday. The Palestinians claim east Jerusalem, captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, as the capital of a future independent state. But Palestinians saw the decision as siding with Israel on the most sensitive issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Tuesday’s survey, 72pc of respondents said they believe the Trump administration will not submit a peace plan, while just 24pc think it will. However, the most popular Palestinian leader continues to be Marwan Barghouti, a former uprising leader serving multiple life sentences in an Israeli prison after being convicted in deadly attacks.

Source: Pakistan Today December 12, 2017 18:11 UTC