"It is not too late for concrete action, just as it is not too late for common human decency."

Erekat said the decision showed the determination of the US administration to "destroy the two-state solution."

The IDF's previous claim had been that the Saradih was fatally wounded when IDF soldiers tried to arrest him after he tried to attack them.

Tony Greenstein, an activist within the party, has repeatedly referred to Jews as Nazis.

There are several reasons.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the American decision is "a great day for the people of Israel."

A country is not measured by a single leader, no matter how powerful he or she might be.

Clashes erupted in Gaza and the West Bank earlier on Friday in a weekly protest against US President Donald Trump's stance on Jerusalem.