Palestinian protests called against Pence visit to Jerusalem

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah faction on Saturday called for a massive demonstration next week to protest against a visit to Jerusalem by US Vice President Mike Pence, after Washington said it would recognise the holy city as Israel's capital.Breaking with decades of US policy, President Donald Trump also said on December 6 that he would move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.In New York, Egypt on Saturday circulated a draft resolution that would affirm that any change to th