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Israel, Israel Crimes

I’ve seen every Jerusalem flag march in last 16 years. This one was the ugliest – Pearls and Irritations

2XABNHR Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, surrounded by Security officers, speaks as he stands outside Damascus gate In Jerusalem, Thursday June 5 2024. Tens of thousands of young religious Ultra nationalists Zionist men and women, have paraded through Muslim parts of the Old City of Jerusalem in the annual Jerusalem day Flag march, an event that threatens to trigger further violence in the Israel-Hamas war. Jerusalem day marks the reunification of the city during the Six Day War and IsraelOs capture of the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, JudaismOs holiest sites. Photo by Eyal Alamy

The Flag March on Jerusalem Day is an accurate thermometer of the condition of Israeli society. It measures the levels of hatred, racism and violence in the religious Zionist society and the tolerance of the police and the rest of society to these traits. This year’s diagnosis is terminal. Wednesday’s march was one of the most violent and ugliest I have seen – and I have witnessed every single one over the past 16 years.

Fifty-seven years after Jerusalem was united and eight months since the outbreak of the war, the Israeli leadership that passed through Damascus Gate on Wednesday has no relevant answer for the future and for the people of Jerusalem and Israel. They have no plan, no solution and no hope to offer. Instead, they hope we will make do with revenge.

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