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Thousands of Israeli Nationalists march through Jerusalem's Old City

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The articles describe an annual march in Jerusalem that commemorates Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in 1967. The march is organized by right-wing Israelis and is often associated with violent and provocative behavior, including chants of "Death to Arabs" and "May your village burn". The march is seen as a celebration of Israel's occupation of east Jerusalem and its holy sites, which is not recognized internationally.

    1. Today, thank God, it is possible to pray on the Temple Mount.
    1. It deprives people of their economic livelihood, makes them feel unsafe in their surroundings. Symbolically it sends a message: 'You don't belong here, we are the ones who own this place.'
    1. The ridge to the south of the ramparts of the Old City, literally in the shadow of the Old City, is indeed the location of biblical Jerusalem. But it is also a contemporary Palestinian neighbourhood.
    2. The past is being weaponised by biblically motivated settlers to displace Palestinians, demolish their homes and recreate their vision of a renewed pseudo-ancient Israel. This is the site, the most contested and volatile in Jerusalem, is where Netanyahu has decided to 'celebrate'.