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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
Long time Kahanist political operative Baruch Marzel speaks at the launch of the far-right 'Otzma Yehudit' party campaign, ahead of the Israeli elections, in Jerusalem on February 15, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90/ File)
December 6, 2023, 11:05 pm
Far-right groups plan march through Jerusalem Old City’s Muslim Quarter Thursday
Concerns have been raised that march organized by ultranationalists could spark unrest in capital and anger Arab Israeli community
By Jeremy Sharon
MK Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) faction of the Religious Zionist party, raises an Israeli flag in Safra Square in Jerusalem on April 20, 2022, at the start of a planned nationalist march. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)
May 8, 2023, 11:52 pm
Israel said warning Hamas not to attack ahead of Flag March through Muslim Quarter
Jerusalem sends message through Egypt following threats from terror group; police deny request from nationalist activists for May 18 rally to go through Temple Mount
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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)
May 7, 2023, 11:09 pm
Hamas warns Israel ahead of nationalist Flag March through Old City’s Muslim Quarter
Gaza terror group says it won’t let allow ‘Judaization’ of Jerusalem, vows to maintain ‘equation’ ahead of controversial Thursday event
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
File: MK Bezalel Smotrich, center, waves an Israeli flag during the annual 'Flags March' next to Damascus Gate, outside Jerusalem's Old City, June 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
May 5, 2023, 11:19 pm
Coalition likely to okay nationalist Flag March through Muslim Quarter – official
Despite fears of violence, hardline coalition has little maneuverability to move annual Jerusalem Day rally without losing right-wing bona fides
By Jacob Magid
Head of the Religious Zionism Party MK Bezalel Smotrich waves an Israeli flag at Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 30, 2022, 12:45 am
Through Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter, a triumphalist march by Orthodox-nationalist men
For many, though certainly not all, participants, decades of Jerusalem Day celebrations have morphed into something darker
By David Horovitz
Jewish men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, May 28, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
May 29, 2022, 12:30 am
Cops said to fear rioters may barricade inside Al-Aqsa ahead of Jerusalem Day march
IDF apparently not expecting a repeat of last year’s rocket fire from Gaza and subsequent war, but tensions are high as volatile day arrives
By ToI Staff
Chief of police Kobi Shabtai attends a ceremony honoring Israeli security forces, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, May 17, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 23, 2022, 9:46 pm
Police chief defends route of Sunday’s controversial Jerusalem Day ‘Flag March’
Kobi Shabtai says parade through Old City’s Damascus Gate and Muslim Quarter ‘strengthens governance’; adds that police will maintain freedom of worship, protest, and expression
By ToI Staff
Participants in the Flag March near Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 18, 2022, 10:03 pm
Year after it drew Hamas rockets, Israel OKs J’lem Day flag march via Damascus Gate
Hamas launched 11-day war with Gaza during last year’s contentious parade; organizers thank Minister Barlev for approving route through Muslim Quarter; Gantz and Lapid said wary
By Tobias Siegal
View of the Western Wall plaza and the Dome of the Rock in the background, in Jerusalem's Old City, December 23, 2021. (Lee Aloni/Flash90)
January 28, 2022, 10:51 pm
French historian claims Israel abetted 1967 razing of Jerusalem’s Mughrabi quarter
In new book, Vincent Lemire says officials in Jerusalem helped plan destruction of Muslim neighborhood in front of Western Wall after Six Day War
By Guillaume LAVALLÉE
Israelis wave national flags during a Jerusalem Day march, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
May 10, 2021, 5:52 pm
Police change route of Flag March through Old City as Jerusalem simmers
Organizers cancel parade, but marchers continue to stream toward Western Wall; decision to redirect march from Damascus Gate over fears of clashes said made by Netanyahu
By ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Flag Street originates on Maaleh Midrasha (School Ascent) in the Old City's Muslim Quarter. (Shmuel Bar-Am)
October 12, 2019, 8:40 am
Mamelukes, muftis and Moses: The short Old City lane with a long history
Flag Street was once home to Jerusalem’s leading Islamic cleric and the starting point for an annual pilgrimage to the Biblical prophet’s supposed resting place
By Aviva and Shmuel Bar-Am
Thousands of Jewish marchers wave the Israeli flags as they celebrate Jerusalem Day by dancing through Damascus Gate on their way to the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, May 13, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 19, 2019, 4:39 pm
High Court rules nationalist Jerusalem Day march can pass through Muslim Quarter
Justices reject petition by Ir Amim organization to change route of annual parade, say police committed to preventing violence and incitement
By ToI Staff
Palestinian craftsman Issam Zughair stands with his wife next to an assortment of Ramadan lanterns in the entrance of his shop in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 2, 2019 (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
May 11, 2019, 5:22 pm
In Jerusalem’s Old City, lantern maker lights up Ramadan
Issam Zughair learned the trade from his father. Now his business is being threatened by the security situation, as well as by cheap Chinese imports
By Hiba Aslan
Matisyahu, American reggae rapper and alternative rock musician performing at the Sultan's Pool in Jerusalem on October 10, 2015. (Flash90)
November 14, 2018, 6:14 pm
Matisyahu goes underground for upcoming Jerusalem concert
Jewish American reggae singer to bring world tour of intimate performances to Zedekiah’s Cave, under Old City
By Jessica Steinberg
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