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Summary Hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis marched together to show support for future Palestinian state.
At least 2,500 Palestinian and Israeli activists march together in support of President Mahmoud Abbas expected declaration for Palestinian Statehood in September.The crowds marched from the Jerusalems Old City towards the flashpoint neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah.Waving banners and shouting support for the creation of a Palestinian state, the demonstrators marched towards Sheikh Jarrah, an Arab neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.The Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of a state they hope to create in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
