Palestinian activists are calling for a ‘day of rage’ as President Donald Trump prepares to visit Bethlehem in Palestinian-controlled territory on the the next day of his Middle East trip.
Palestinians are holding a general strike in connection with a hunger strike being carried out by Palestinian prisoners in protest of conditions of their confinement
One faction, the Palestinians prisoners affairs committee is also calling for a ‘day of rage,’ the Associated Press reported.
The hunger strike reached its 36th day on Monday, calling for ‘the voice of the prisoners to be heard by the president. Dozens of Palestinians were injured during West Bank protests Monday, Haaretz reported.
A Palestinian behind a burning tire during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Hebron, 22 May 2017. Demonstrators protested in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Some Palestinian factions have called for a so-called ‘Day of Rage’ on Tuesday
A group of 850 Palestinian prisoners are hunger striking. The call for a ‘day of rage’ includes clashing with Israeli forces at checkpoints and shutting down roads.
On Monday, at least nine Palestinians got shot or injured at a checkpoint, according to the paper.
Tuesday is the second day of a two-day planned visit for the President, who on Monday became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
President Obama went there as a senator before he got elected president.
Trump was set to meet Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian-controlled city where Jesus is said to have been born.