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Monday, May 26, 2025
Police seize Palestinian who chased Jewish agitators in Jerusalem Old City ahead of Flag March
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Police detain a Palestinian man in the Old City’s Christian Quarter after he attempted to chase after a few dozen religious Zionist youth with his belt in hand, which happened after they attacked another shopkeeper in his vicinity.
The Palestinian man appears to be drunk and repeatedly falls to the ground while trying to resist arrest, as police officers rough him up.
Police arrest Palestinian man in Christian Quarter after he attemps to chase group of religious Zionist youth with belt in hand. Man appears to be drunk.
Bystanders complain that police declined to arrest dozens of right wing agitators who attacked a Palestinian moments earlier pic.twitter.com/lm7BPTejNJ
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Bystanders complain that police arrested him but did not deal with the large group of agitators, who ran away after attacking a middle-aged man outside a barber shop.
Also on the scene are purple-vested volunteers with the left-wing Standing Together movement, who tried to restrain the man from chasing the youth.
During his arrest, activists urge police to deal with him “gently.” They are operating as part of a self-styled “humanitarian guard” with the aim of “escorting and protecting Palestinian residents and businesses from attacks by participants in the Flag March.”
Right-wing Jewish youth scuffle with the left-wing activists as well, deriding them as “traitors.”
Earlier this morning, The Times of Israel witnessed police detain a Jewish youth in the Muslim Quarter and drag him toward Damascus Gate. Police have not stated how many arrests have been made so far.
The official Flag March is set to begin at 4:30 p.m., with most revelers beginning the procession from Jerusalem’s Great Synagogue in West Jerusalem.
The marchers will then walk to Damascus Gate, enter the Old City’s Muslim Quarter, and conclude their parade at the Western Wall later this evening.
Anticipating violence from participants in the march, most Palestinian shopkeepers closed their shops at around 2 p.m. today.
The Times of Israel Community.