Anti-Semitism, Not Flag Waving, Was the Cause of the Recent Unrest in Jerusalem
The eyes of the Muslim world fell on Jerusalem only after the Jews demanded a national home.
June 3, 2022
Anti-Semitism, Not Flag Waving, Was the Cause of the Recent Unrest in Jerusalem
The eyes of the Muslim world fell on Jerusalem only after the Jews demanded a national home.
On Sunday, in honor of Jerusalem Day, thousands of Jews participated in the annual Flag March through the Old City, which predictably resulted in some violent outbursts. In the Israeli public sphere, there continues to be an ongoing debate about whether police should change the route of the march to avoid Arab neighborhoods, or prevent it from taking place at all. Ben-Dror Yemini believes that such arguments miss something more fundamental:
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