The Jerusalem flag march through the Old City of Jerusalem was called off after “Israel Police rejected the organizers’ request that participants be allowed to march through the Old City’s Damascus Gate.” The annual flag march, erroneously but not surprisingly dubbed “right wing,” is held annually on Jerusalem Day, May 10. The day is meant to commemorate the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City following the1967 Six-Day War. The day — which draws the participation of a variety of supporters from across Israel, including Christians — excludes anyone who believes Israel to be an “occupier” in East Jerusalem.
The march was postponed after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets at Israel, sparking an eleven-day onslaught that resulted in Operation Guardian of the Walls, and a subsequent targeting of Israel to defend its people from the jihad. Hours before the outbreak of rocket fire, the government agreed to reroute the march to avoid Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter. It was then rescheduled with plans to avoid the Muslim Quarter, but in the face of more threats of more violence by Hamas, it was cancelled altogether. This sent the message to Hamas and other jihadists is that “threats and violence get you your way,” and so now it has been rescheduled for June 15.
“Jerusalem Flag March cancelled after police reject Damascus Gate route,” by Idan Zonshine, Jerusalem Post, June 7, 2021:
A controversial flag march through the Old City of Jerusalem was called off on Monday after Israel Police rejected the organizers’ request that participants be allowed to march through the Old City’s Damascus Gate.
The march was viewed as a possible way to set off violence on the eve of the swearing in of a new government in the Knesset. Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a briefing on Sunday to discuss the march and urged the police to cancel it.
On Sunday, Hamas Spokesperson Khalil al-Hayya warned that “provocations” against Palestinians should be stopped, including the flags march, so that this upcoming Thursday “is not like May 11,” or Jerusalem Day, when rockets were hurled towards Jerusalem.
In protest, Palestinian activists groups are planning a counter-march for Thursday, N12 reported.
Israel Police emphasized that the current route of the march has been rejected, but that it could be approved if the route were to change to exclude Damascus Gate.Gantz met with IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Aviv Kohavi, police Inspector-General and additional security authorities to discuss the march.
Religious Zionist MK Bezalel Smotrich called the decision a “shameful surrender to terrorism and Hamas threats.” His fellow party member, Itamar Ben-Gvir, said that he would still march the planned route. “I do not plan to give up,” Ben-Gvir said.
Likud MK May Golan, who was heavily criticized on Monday for referring to Yamina and New Hope Party leaders Naftali Bennett and Gideon Sa’ar as “suicide bombers” due to their decision to form a government without Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said she would join Ben-Gvir in marching anyway.
The Joint List released a statement in response to the cancellation which said that “Racist hate demonstrations and calls for murder are not protected under freedom of expression and protest. Especially when it comes to occupied territory.”
“We will continue to stand firm against the Right’s attempts to ignite Jerusalem and the entire region and lead to bloodshed,” the statement added….
“Israel’s Security Cabinet Orders Yet Another Delay for Controversial Jerusalem March,” by Jonathan Lis and Josh Breiner, Haaretz, June 8, 2021:
Israel’s security cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone a right-wing march through Jerusalem, initially planned for Thursday but canceled after police said they wouldn’t allow it to pass through the Old City’s Muslim Quarter, citing security concerns.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the police commissioner earlier on Tuesday to present several alternative routes for the Flag March, but a statement on behalf of the cabinet said Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz agreed the route will be agreed upon by both police and organizers.
The new date set for the controversial parade is next Tuesday, two days after a planned confidence vote on Sunday that may see Netanyahu removed from office….
Walter Sieruk says
Anything can set off the jihadists of Hamas which they will gladly take as a “provocation.” As it’s been wisely said that “Evil is always looking for an excuse.”
gravenimage says
So true.
Keith O says
The Israeli’s have a policy of never negotiating with terrorists.
Why should they start now?
Any sign of weakness will be used as a cause for celebration among their enemies and will embolden Hamas and the other Islamic countries who want to exterminate every Jew from the face of the earth.
Walter Sieruk says
The jihadists of Hamas base their anti-Jewish beliefs on the Qu ‘ran which reads the are Jews are “apes and pigs” 2:65. 7:166. 5:60. Likewise. Hamas jihadists base their murderous violence against the Jewish people by the violent and deadly instruction found in the Qu ‘ran, 2:191. 4:89. 5:33. 9:5. 111,112, 123. 47:4.
Furthermore, the very foundation of and for Islam is the Qu ‘ran ,this leads to very important question: “Is the Quran the Word of God or is it a fabrication of a man. Thus, is the Quran the truth or a fiction and a hoax ?”
The answer is clearly given on pages 145 through 157 in THE ISLAMIC INVASION by Robert Morey in which he wrote a section on the Qu ‘ran with its self-contradictions. Just two of the many he cited are the following “The Quran differs on whether a day is a thousand years or fifty thousand years in God’s sight’ and “Who was first to believe? Abraham or Moses [Sura 6:14 versus 7:143]?
The above is inconsistent and illogical. Further, Morey wrote about “The fact that Judaism and Christianity broke up into different sects was used in the Qu ‘ran to prove that they are not of God [Suras 30:20-32. 42:13, 14]. Yet Islam has broken up into many warring sects and therefore cannot be true if the Qu ‘ran is right.” Moreover, Morey in his book shows many more contradictions and absurdities in the Qu ‘ran, there are and how Muhammad incorporated extra Biblical and Jewish folklore along with pre-Islamic Arabian myth and parts of Zoroastrian and Hindu stories into the Qu ‘ran.
Moreover, the Muslims claim that “the Qu ‘ran is the direct, literal word of God unmodified in any way by the Prophet who uttered them at the bidding of God.” Nevertheless, in the book UNVEILING ISLAM by Ergun Mehmet Caner and Eethi Caner has shown that the Quran was modified in the following account on pages 45. “Muhammad felt the need to improve on the words of Allah, since he changed Allah’s wisdom for his own on several occasions. A hadith tells of the nonchalant emendations of Muhammad:’ On a number of occasions he [a scribe] had, with the Prophet’s consent changed the closing words of verses. For example, when the prophet had said ‘God is mighty and wise ‘ Adbollah b. Abi Sarh suggested writing down ‘Knowing and wise’ and the Prophet answered that there was no objection. Having observed a succession of changes of this type, Adbollah renounced Islam on the grounds that revelations, if from God could not be changed at the prompting of a scribe such as himself. After his apostasy he went to Mecca and joined the Qorayshites.”
Other writers reveal that later Muhammad and his people did go war with the Qorayshites and he personally killed Abdollah. Obviously Abdollah knew too much and Muhammad wanted Abdollah’s knowledge to die with him.”
In conclusion, the Qu ‘ran is not only a fiction also a hoax and therefore the entire foundation of Hamas is based on lies and falsehood of that bogus “holy book.”
gravenimage says
Israel: Jerusalem flag march canceled, then rescheduled after Hamas warns about ‘provocations’
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The “Palestinians” are now using the same route to declare victory:
“With Israeli Flag Parade On-Again, Off-Again, On-Again, Palestinians Announce ‘Victory March’”
https://jihadwatch.org/2021/06/parades-end-israelis-cancel-their-march-palestinians-announce-their-victory-march
Christopher Watson says
Khalil al-Hayya calls the march a provocation. What does he call 4000 rockets raining down on women and children?
gravenimage says
A good time?