March flags and legitimacy of the fait accompli

The march of flags carried out by the Israelis in occupied Arab Jerusalem coincides with the day of celebration of the occupation of Jerusalem and its unilateral annexation to Israel, the day they called Jerusalem Day. What is new this year is that the flags march that will take place in Jerusalem tomorrow, if it takes place as planned without disturbance, will constitute the first Palestinian and Arab legitimization of this march de facto.

And so that no one gets angry with what I say, I would like to clarify the following: This march began years ago, and its path was from the Hebron Gate, or what is known as the Jaffa Gate, to the Western / Wailing Wall. Then its path changed to the Damascus Gate, and a change took place in it, so that the flags dance was introduced to it in the Damascus Gate Square, which in recent years has turned into a symbol of Palestinian resistance due to the occurrence of many stabbings against it by some young people, and because it has become a gathering place for Palestinian youth on national and religious occasions. There is no doubt that diverting the path of the flag march to Damascus Gate Square and provocative dancing in it with Israeli flags is nothing more than an attempt to imprint the place with the Jewish character and distort the Palestinian national image that has taken root in the minds of the Palestinian symbolism of the place.

The flag march is not just a festive march, but is characterized by demagoguery, provocative chants, songs and dances, anti-Arab calls and slogans such as saying "Death to the Arabs" and attacks on Arab shops and stores in the street and the market in which they march, bearing in mind that the Israeli police, instead of controlling the mob and curbing their attacks on Arabs, By forcing the Arabs to close their shops under the pretext of protecting them!

In the past, entering the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque was not on the agenda of this march. When this march was disrupted two years ago and rockets were fired at the Jerusalem area, this was a rejection of the march's passage through Damascus Gate and the Arab neighborhoods and the attack on Arabs.
What is new this year is that some extreme right-wing voices started talking about a request to enter the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
In other words, the rejection and protest shifted from being against entering the Damascus Gate and the Arab neighborhoods to protesting against entering Al-Aqsa squares. That is, as if the mouthpiece was saying: There is no harm if you entered through the Damascus Gate and walked through the market and the Arab neighborhoods and carried out attacks and provocations against the Arabs who pass in front of their shops and homes, but do not enter the squares of Al-Aqsa!

And if one allows one’s imagination to travel towards the coming years, then one can imagine extremist Jewish voices calling for the march of flags to enter the mosque, and then there may be those who will threaten to fire missiles if they enter the mosque, and turn a blind eye to entering the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, as is happening now. To consider entering through the column gate and walking through the Arab neighborhoods, provided that they do not enter the courtyards of the mosque. It is not surprising if one of them came to us a few days later and boasted of victory because he prevented the march from entering Al-Aqsa squares.

Is this not the cauterization of awareness and the normalization of the continuation of the violation of sacred sanctities?