RAMALLAH, West Bank — Some 100,000 Palestinians have written letters to US President Donald Trump asking him to actively support the Palestinian movement for sovereignty. 

The Youth Center for Development and Innovation in Nablus collected the letters — written by Palestinians in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and the diaspora — in just 11 days through Jan. 20, the day Trump was inaugurated. The center has summarized the letters in an 11-page missive to be submitted to Trump through official channels.

Youth center director Mohammed Abu Ras told Al-Monitor the campaign emanated from Palestinians’ fear of Trump’s potential policy toward the Palestinian cause and his support for Israel. The campaign is "an attempt to draw Trump's attention to the Palestinian cause and have him support the efforts of President Mahmoud Abbas, who showed readiness to cooperate with Trump in the peace process," Abu Ras said.

Abbas had congratulated Trump on his inauguration and expressed his willingness to work with him for peace, security and stability in the region. He also sent Trump a letter Jan. 9 to explain the risk posed by Trump's talk of relocating the US Embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Such a move would have "devastating effects on the peace process, the option of a two-state solution and the security and stability of the region," the letter said, according to Wafa, the Palestinian News and Information Agency.