Thousands of Palestinians protested in Gaza City ahead of the announcement, burning pictures of Trump and Netanyahu and raising a banner reading “Palestine is not for sale.”

Jewish communities worldwide are feeling an "increasing sense of emergency" due to the recent spate of anti-Semitic attacks. In 2018 alone, according to Tel Aviv University researchers, there has been a 13% increase in such attacks upon Jews and Jewish communities, with the most dramatic cases

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he is looking forward to a new era of close relations with the U.S. under Trump.