The white house has warned that it would be counterproductive if the palestinians withdrew from a planned meeting with the us Vice President in the wake of washingtons policy shift onjerusalem. International concern has continued, along with protests in the occupied west bank and the gaza strip. Palestinians clashed with Israeli Security forces, about 30 palestinians were injured. But, israels prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, reiterated his praise for Donald Trumps decision. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen, reports. Over the years, palestinians have burned Many American flags. The question is whether something fresh is happening. Whether this old conflict has entered a new stage. Volleys of tear gas were directed at palestinian demonstrators by Israeli Security forces in towns around jerusalem. Many palestinians have serious doubts about whether these street clashes change anything. Jerusalem, though, is as special for palestinians as it is for israelis. And trumps decision to
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In the Champions League draw. Arguably the draw wasnt the kindest to chelsea though theyll face five time winners barcelona. Well look at how others fared not a huge amount of snow. Temperatures falling away quickly. It isa temperatures falling away quickly. It is a we are worried about this evening and overnight and into tomorrow. I will have more later. Thank you, darren. Mount hope. It is now the tallest mountain in the country after being re measured. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. Snow and freezing temperatures are continuing to cause widespread disruption in many parts of the uk and across the channel. Heathrow airport is trying to clear a backlog of hundreds of flights, the port of calais is closed, while roads and rail have been affected. Its all making travel difficult and even hazardous. Tens of thousands of pupils are having an unexpected day off after the cold weather prompted local authorities to shut their schools. A large swathe of Central England and most of wal
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