‘God gave us this city’: Israeli nationalists join Jerusalem Day protest to mark city’s capture
Summary
Israeli nationalist groups held a government-supported march in Jerusalem to mark the city’s capture in 1967. The protest included aggressive chants and clashes with Palestinians, while the national security minister displayed an Israeli flag at a sensitive religious site, the al-Aqsa mosque.Key Facts
- The march commemorated Israel’s capture and annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967.
- Demonstrators chanted hostile slogans toward Palestinians, including “Death to the Arabs.”
- National security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir waved an Israeli flag in front of al-Aqsa mosque, a key Islamic holy site.
- Many Palestinians in the Old City closed their shops and left before the march started due to tension.
- Fighting broke out between radical Jewish marchers and Palestinians remaining in the area, involving police intervention.
- Some Jewish counter-protesters, including volunteers and religious people, came to protect Palestinians from violence.
- The march was funded by the Jerusalem municipality and government ministries, with participants brought in by buses.
- Ben-Gvir stated he was restoring Israeli control over the Temple Mount, challenging a long-standing rule that bans non-Muslim prayer there.
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