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Thu 18 May 2023 10:20 am - Jerusalem Time

An occasion for tension and perhaps an explosion in "Jerusalem Today"

The Israelis are preparing to hold what they call a flag march, with the participation of tens of thousands of Jews, on the occasion of the anniversary of the June War and the unification of Jerusalem according to the Hebrew calendar. This is to take the precautions they deem necessary and necessary to protect this provocative march and its participants, including a number of senior extremists.


Those who organized this march not only entered through the Damascus Gate, but they will also pass through the Arab and Islamic neighborhoods, which increases escalation and tension and constitutes a strong provocation for Palestinian citizens. Officials in the security services and government ministers, led by Itamar Ben Gvir, warned that this march could lead to employment. field situation.


The Israeli police arrested 15 Jerusalemites and issued a deportation order from the city to dozens of citizens who it believed might provoke confrontation and confrontation.


At least three thousand policemen or more will participate in what they call protecting the participants, maintaining security, and stopping those who suspect that he might resist this provocative march, and no less than four ministers will participate in this march.


The national reaction against this provocative march will not be from Jerusalemites only, but Israeli sources expect that the reaction will be broad from the Gaza Strip and from different areas in the West Bank.


Perhaps what exacerbates matters is that extremist Israeli parties, steeped in extremism, said that they are preparing to mobilize no less than 5,000 settlers to storm the Temple Mount on the day of the march itself, which certainly increases tension.


This media march is not a new thing, and it happened in previous years, but this time it is getting more extreme. There is a possibility and fear that some of those participating in the march will break into the Holy Sanctuary and hold Talmudic prayers in its vastness and perform other provocative actions, which increases tension and the possibility of igniting the situation.


And for the knowledge of those who do not know, Gaza and its national forces stand firmly with Jerusalem and against this march, and it may initiate a military reaction if those who carry out the march persist, such as storming the Temple Mount, for example.


Today, Thursday, will be a special day in the history of East Jerusalem from all directions, whether from Israeli practices and actions or from the expected Palestinian national reactions, which more than one person and more than one side indicated is likely.


In any case, today, Thursday, will be a special day, and it will have various meanings that do not end when this provocative march ends... We are waiting to see what will happen.

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An occasion for tension and perhaps an explosion in "Jerusalem Today"