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Jerusalem Day

Scuffles near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day activities, May 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 20, 2026, 5:16 pm
Getting mobbed by far-right teens at Flag March was distressing, but no surprise
Flag March in Muslim Quarter, once a fringe event, now casts a bleak shadow over Jerusalem Day as increasingly violent parade eclipses other festivities
By Charlie Summers
Coexistence activists led by Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Druze religious leaders march in Jerusalem for 'human rights and peace,' on May 18, 2026. (Jacob Lazarus/ Rabbis for Human Rights)
May 18, 2026, 11:31 pm
Hundreds join interfaith ‘human rights and peace’ march in Jerusalem
Marchers carry signs reading ‘Justice,’ ‘Peace’ and ‘Soul’ in Hebrew, Arabic, and English in counter to nationalist Flag Marches on Jerusalem Day
By Charlie Summers
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 14, 2026. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
May 15, 2026, 3:22 pm
Smotrich: End division of West Bank into Areas A, B and C; it all belongs to Israel
IDF says troops killed masked Palestinian stone-thrower, after local media reported settler attack in area; PA says he was 15, and his body was detained
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
Israelis celebrate at Damascus Gate during the annual Jerusalem Day march commemorating Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war, in Jerusalem's Old City Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
May 15, 2026, 12:01 am
Chants of ‘death to Arabs’ at Jerusalem Day march as Ben Gvir flies Israeli flag on Temple Mount
Extremist youth mobs spit on, curse journalists before religious Zionist revelers crowd into Old City’s Muslim Quarter; 13 arrested; police disperse left-wing group that came to protect Palestinians
By Charlie Summers, Sam Sokol and Agencies
Scuffles near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day activities, May 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 14, 2026, 12:52 pm
Jerusalem braces for clashes, friction as tens of thousands gather for annual Flag March
More Palestinian shopkeepers close businesses ahead of anticipated violence in Old City as thousands of police deploy in the area; alternative march nixed, lacking government funds
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: Jewish men celebrating Jerusalem Day clash with police at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, May 26, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 9, 2025, 6:47 pm
Two teens charged with racist assault of Palestinian man during Jerusalem Day march
16-year-old defendants allegedly beat Old City resident while calling him a ‘dirty Arab’, tried to set fire to the entrance of his house
By Charlie Summers
Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir gestures to a supporter as he walks escorted by Israeli police through the Old City of Jerusalem on May 26, 2025, during a flag march for Jerusalem Day. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
May 27, 2025, 2:14 am
Marchers chant ‘Death to Arabs,’ skirmish with shopkeepers and cops at Jerusalem Day parade
Ben Gvir slams Gaza humanitarian aid while kicking off nationalist march into Old City: ‘Our enemies deserve only a bullet to the head’; activists erect giant sign urging mass expulsion of Palestinians
By Charlie Summers
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City on Jerusalem Day, May 26, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2025, 8:14 pm
Ben Gvir says Jewish prayer, including full prostration, permitted at Temple Mount
Far-right minister rejects longtime status quo at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site; Prime Minister’s Office: ‘Israel’s policy concerning the Temple Mount has not changed’
By Sam Sokol
Right-wing Israelis march through the Damascus Gate into the Arab Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem during the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March, June 5, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
May 25, 2025, 6:32 pm
Capital braces for skirmishes ahead of Jerusalem Day nationalist Flag March
National religious youth set to throng the Old City’s Muslim Quarter in annual parade to the Western Wall
By Charlie Summers
Prof. Jodi Magness in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, on April 11, 2022. (Amanda Borschel-Dan/Times of Israel)
June 7, 2024, 9:13 am
What Matters Now to archaeologist Jodi Magness: Ever-changing, eternal Jerusalem
To mark Jerusalem Day, we speak with the ‘Jerusalem Through the Ages’ author and learn about the archaeological record of the peoples who have resided in the Holy City
By ToI Staff
Jewish men hold Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, June 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 6, 2024, 3:13 pm
Daily Briefing June 6: Day 244 – On Jerusalem Day, a celebratory march turns violent
Editor David Horovitz on reports Hamas is rejecting the new hostage release deal, statements from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and a dismaying New York Times report
By ToI Staff
Police restrain a far-right activist from attacking a Times of Israel reporter in the Arab Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem during clashes ahead of the annual Jerusalem Day Flag Parade, June 5, 2024. (Sam Sokol/Times of Israel)
June 6, 2024, 12:28 am
Far-right violence, chants of ‘Death to Arabs,’ at Jerusalem Day Flag March in Old City
Extremist Jewish youths also chant ‘May your village burn’ on route through Muslim Quarter, while some assault journalists and Palestinian locals; 18 arrested
By Sam Sokol, Charlie Summers and Agencies
Jews taking part in the Flag March pass through the Damascus Gate to Jerusalem's Old City on May 29, 2022, as Israel marks Jerusalem Day. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
June 5, 2024, 8:20 am
Jerusalem braces for nationalist Flag March amid tensions over Gaza war
Organizers expect tens of thousands to attend contentious parade through flashpoint areas of the Old City, as Ben Gvir calls on revelers to visit Temple Mount
By Charlie Summers
Religious leaders head an interfaith march in support of peace and human rights down Jaffa Street in Jerusalem on June 3, 2024. (Jacob Lazarus/Rabbis for Human Rights)
June 4, 2024, 8:13 am
Interfaith ‘march for peace’ held in capital, in counter to Jerusalem Day Flag March
Decrying use of religious rhetoric to promote war, liberal Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze religious leaders say event sends message of ‘peace, justice and equality’
By Charlie Summers
Israelis wave flags during the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March, May 18, 2023. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)
June 3, 2024, 7:50 pm
Contentious Jerusalem Day ‘Flag March’ to maintain route through Muslim Quarter
Despite tensions from war in Gaza, marchers to stick to traditional path; police say 3,000 cops will be deployed to maintain order at Wednesday event, which has history of violence
By Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
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