Group of Jews chant ‘death to Arabs’ as they march past Jerusalem police chief
A number of young religious nationalist Jews taking part in the Flag March begin chanting “death to Arabs” as they near the Damascus Gate to Jerusalem’s Old City.
Jerusalem District Commander Doron Turgeman, who is standing nearby, appears to rebuke the group as the chanting continues.
Other marchers chant “may your villages burn” as they march through the Old City.
Waving Israeli flags and chanting hymns, thousands of Jews gather around the Damascus Gate to prepare for the Flag March.
Several dozen cluster around the journalists’ area, yelling curses at the Palestinian correspondents filming on the scene.
“Mohammad is dead,” a Jewish marcher yells, while calling a journalist for official Palestine TV “a dog.”
Another marcher tries to soothe them before police rush in to push them away.
Palestinians beat a man inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque whom they accuse of working as an informant for Israel.
According to Hebrew media reports, the man was attacked by a mob and interrogated for allegedly sending incriminating information about what was going on inside the mosque during clashes with police this morning.
Flag-waving Israeli Jews dance at Damascus Gate ahead of march
A group of young Jews is dancing with Israeli flags at the Old City’s Damascus Gate ahead of a nationalist march later this afternoon to mark Jerusalem Day.
A large number of police are on hand as part of increased security measures for the Flag March.
Some 2,600 Jews visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City today, police say as they gear up for the start of the Flag March.
The figure is an all-time record, according to Hebrew media reports.
A statement from police calls on participants to heed officers’ orders and refrain from any “displays of physical or verbal violence” during the Jerusalem Day march.
Police have closed a number of main roads and say several light rail stops in the vicinity of the Old City will be shuttered during the march.
Israeli air defenses on heightened alert over fears of Iranian revenge attack — report
Israeli air defenses have been placed on heightened readiness amid concerns of a possible Iranian revenge attack using drones, according to the Ynet news site.
The report notes the recent assassination of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps colonel that has been attributed to Israel and a reported strike on the Parchin military base.
Palestinians and Jewish Israelis clash in Jerusalem’s Old City near Damascus Gate. Pepper gas and flying chairs fill the air as some run shouting from the scene, clutching their eyes.
At least one of those spraying mace appears to be a Jew planning to participate later in the Flag March for Jerusalem Day.
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