Israel defence minister says hopes Palestinian protests waning

Israel's Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks during the International Institute for Counter Terrorism's 17th annual conference in Herzliya, Israel September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Sunday he hoped the violence that erupted in Palestinian protests against President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital was abating.

"Our hope is that everything is calming down and that we are returning to a path of normal life without riots and without violence," Lieberman told Army Radio.