Racism of ‘Jerusalem Day’ march is Israeli mainstream: Analysts

Israelis wave national flags in front of the Damascus Gate outside Jerusalem's Old City to mark Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the occupation of the Old City during the 1967 war [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]

For Palestinian residents, Sunday’s far-right “Jerusalem Day” flag march was a day of provocation and violence against them.

About 70,000 Israelis marched through the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, waving Israeli flags, and emphasising that they, in their eyes, were the true rulers of Jerusalem.