‘Direct intention to set fire’ at Flag March: Israeli activist
Ultra-nationalist Israelis are marching through occupied East Jerusalem as part of their so called ‘Flag Day’ celebrations.
It marks Israel’s illegal occupation of the area after the 1967 war.
Crowds have made incursions into the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
In recent years, thousands of people have joined the march through the city, waving flags and chanting racist slogans.
The Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting in Israel, so Sara Khairat is in the Jordanian capital, Amman, with more on the march.
Sapir Sluzker Amran, an activist and human rights lawyer, says the Israeli right-wing has been holding the Flag March for years and “it’s always provocative”, but this year “there’s a direct intention to set fire”.
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