Palestinian Protest in Edinburgh, 31 January 2020

Palestinian Protest in Edinburgh, 31 January 2020..Supporters of a Palestinian state protested outside the American Consulate in Edinburgh today against the latest plans for the area announced by President Donald Trump and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week...President Trump on Tuesday unveiled his long-awaited Middle East peace plan with a flourish, releasing a proposal that would give Israel most of what it has sought over decades of conflict while offering the Palestinians the possibility of a state with limited sovereignty...Mr. Trump’s plan would guarantee that Israel would control a unified Jerusalem as its capital and not require it to uproot any of the settlements in the West Bank that have provoked Palestinian outrage and alienated much of the world. Mr. Trump promised to provide $50 billion in international investment to build the new Palestinian entity and open an embassy in its new state...Pictured: The American Consulate in Edinburgh..Capture date & time: Friday, Jan. 31, 2020 11:27:02..Credit: Alex Todd / Avalon / Retna