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Israeli police clamp down on Palestinian protestors in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM -  MEE correspondent Lubna Masarwa reports that Israeli authorities stopped a large Palestinian demonstration outside the newly built US embassy in Jerusalem. 

"There was supposed to be a big demonstration near the US embassy building, but the Israeli army has stopped Palestinians from leaving the old city to get onto buses for the protest," says Masarwa. 

"The area outside the US embassy building also has a large police presence."