President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas - photo courtesy of the KremlinCAIRO – 28 January 2018: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Egypt and Ethiopia for backing the Palestinian cause in the UN Security Council during his speech in the opening session of the 30th African Union (AU) Summit.Abbas accused Israel of attempting to alter the spiritual and historic identity of Jerusalem in addition to demolishing Muslim and Christian sacred sites. Permanent Envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley, “What we witnessed here in the Security Council is an insult. It won’t be forgotten.”On December 20, Haley tweeted "On Thursday there will be a vote criticizing our choice. Consequently, international objection and protests in the Palestinian territories erupted. Clashes between protestors and Israeli security forces resulted in 10 deaths and over 2,000 injuries up until now.

Source: Egypt Today January 28, 2018 15:45 UTC