Far-right Israelis attacked journalists and Palestinian shop owners on Wednesday, as hundreds marched through occupied East Jerusalem to celebrate Israel’s domination of the city.
The annual “flag march”, which is part of the Jerusalem Day holiday, commemorates the occupation of the city by Israel in 1967. It passes through Muslim-majority neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem’s Old City.
On Wednesday afternoon, a large number of Israeli settlers began marching in the vicinity of Damascus Gate, the chief entrance to the Old City for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The settlers confronted Palestinian shop owners, demanding they close their shops ahead of the rally. ….more
