BBC on the Ground During March Through Jerusalem's Old City
Israeli authorities deployed thousands of police officers as Palestinians closed shops and faced barricades along the march route.
- On Thursday, May 14, 2026, thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City to mark Jerusalem Day, commemorating Israel's 1967 capture of east Jerusalem.
- This annual procession, which often triggers violent confrontations between marchers and Palestinian residents, commemorates the 1967 Mideast war; critics view the event as a campaign to bolster Jewish presence in the city.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir staged a provocative visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound earlier Thursday, while crowds at Damascus Gate chanted racist slogans including "Death to Arabs" and "Muhammad is dead."
- Activists from Standing Together intervened during scuffles between marchers and residents, while Tag Meir held a "flower march" handing flowers to shopkeepers who closed businesses early for safety.
- With the country moving toward new elections, the march bolsters support among the nationalist base; four years ago, clashes at the site sparked an 11-day war in Gaza.
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Israeli nationalists celebrated the capture of East Jerusalem in 1967 with a flag march through Muslim areas of the Old Town on Thursday. Meanwhile, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip recalled the so-called Nakba.
In Israel, tens of thousands of people with national flags have moved through the Old City of Jerusalem to the Wailing Wall.
Israeli nationalists chanted, "Death of the Arabs, burn your villages, and "Gaza is a cemetery in a march through Jerusalem, supported by the state, to mark the anniversary of the capture and annexation of the city," reports The Guardian.
'Death to Arabs' chanted at Jerusalem march after Ben-Gvir displays Israeli flag on Temple Mount
JERUSALEM — Far-right activists chanted “death to Arabs” and engaged in violent clashes ahead of the annual “Dance of the Flags” march through the Old City that commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem during the 1967 Six Day War. Journalists, left-wing activists and Arab residents all faced assaults during the march, in what police described as “isolated” clashes that led to the arrest of 13 people. The celebratory march has a long history a…
Several people were arrested on Thursday during the controversial flag march through the Old City of Jerusalem, police reported Thursday evening. Tens of thousands of Israelis marched through the city, including the Muslim quarter, waving Israeli flags.
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