Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan condemns the move as "disgraceful." The measure endorses holding an event commemorating Palestinian suffering supposedly caused by Israel's founding in 1948.
The seal appears to depict the bestowing of legitimacy on a local ruler, a scene experts say matches the geopolitical reality in the area during the Late Bronze Age, when the Canaanites were ruled by Egypt.
Protesters also arrive at the Al Saraya Theater in Jaffa to protest the screening of "Farha," a Jordanian film that portrays Israeli soldiers as merciless killers.
Local media identifies them as Mohammed Ayman Saadi, a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Na'im Zubeidi from the Fatah-linked Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
Jason D. Greenblatt shares inside details on the historic day in December 2017, when the 45th president announced recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, defying all the warnings. "Trump had the courage to implement the Jerusalem Embassy Act," he says.
