Article 6N9TZ Jerusalem braces for Israeli nationalist flag march through Muslim areas

Jerusalem braces for Israeli nationalist flag march through Muslim areas

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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem
from World news | The Guardian on (#6N9TZ)

Thousands of police deployed for parade that has been historical flashpoint for violence between marchers and Palestinians

Residents of Jerusalem are bracing for a rightwing flag march through Muslim areas of the Old City, an annual event often accompanied by violence.

The Jerusalem Day parade by thousands of Jewish nationalists celebrates Israel's capture and occupation of East Jerusalem and its holy sites in the 1967 war, a move that is not internationally recognised.

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