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Palestinian PM denounces Israeli flag march as ‘absurd’

The provocative march is meant to celebrate the occupation and subsequent annexation of East Jerusalem in 1967 [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]

The Palestinian Authority prime minister has condemned the Israeli flag march that is held annually in occupied East Jerusalem as an “absurd and provocative” attempt to impose “false facts” on the ground.

In a statement on Thursday, Mohammed Shtayyeh said the flag parade, in which tens of thousands of Israeli settlers march through the Muslim Quarter of the Old City, does not give the Israeli occupation any legitimacy through its “absurd policies and repressive practices”.

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