200 Jewish activists hand out flowers to Muslims in Old City ahead of 'harmful' flag march

Some 200 activists distribute flowers to Arab residents in the Old City of Jerusalem ahead of the flag march — a mass rally of thousands of Jewish nationalists that has been criticized as provocative.

The alternative Jerusalem Day demonstration was organized by the Tag Meir grassroots group, which says that the flag march “harms the routine of life and commerce for the residents of the Muslim Quarter.”

Tag Meir chairman Gadi Gvaryahu says, “We came to extend a hand in peace to our Arab neighbors. We recognize the complexity of this day for them. We expressed regret over the damage to their livelihood due to the flag march.”