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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem

Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ in violent Jerusalem Day march

People holding Israeli flags during Jerusalem Day march
Rightwing Israelis gather for the annual 'flag march' near the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photograph: Atef Safadi/EPA

Israeli nationalists chanted “death to the Arabs”, “may your villages burn” and “Gaza is a graveyard” in a state-sponsored march through Jerusalem to mark the anniversary of the city’s capture and annexation.

The annual assertion of Jewish control over Palestinian East Jerusalem has grown more extreme in recent years, and Thursday’s event culminated with the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, unfurling an Israeli flag in front of the al-Aqsa mosque, the holiest Islamic site in the city.

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