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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
Chanting nationalists gather at Safra Square ahead of Old City march
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCarrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel
Hundreds of nationalist protesters are gathered at Jerusalem’s Safra Square, awaiting the expected arrival of right-wing MK Itamar Ben Gvir and the start of Wednesday’s controversial Flag March through the Old City.
Singing nationalist songs, distributing and waving flags, protesters chant “Bibi is King,” referring to Benjamin Netanyahu, “Abbas is with Hamas,” seemingly referring to Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas, and “we need a prime minister like Ben Gvir.”
Despite tensions and warnings that the march could spark another war, few police are seen.
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