Tensions high in Jerusalem ahead of hardline Israeli march

Israeli far-right groups prepare for the ‘March of the Flags’ through occupied East Jerusalem as Palestinians gather.

Tensions were high in the occupied Palestinian territories on Tuesday as Israeli nationalists gathered for a controversial march through East Jerusalem. The so-called March of the Flags celebrates the anniversary of Israel’s 1967 occupation of the city’s eastern sector. “The right to demonstrate is a right in all democracies,” said Israel’s Internal Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev. “The police is ready and we will do everything in our power to preserve the delicate thread of coexistence.”