Far-right Israelis storm Al-Aqsa, UNRWA compounds amid Jerusalem Day march
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Israel: Violence in Old City Amid Jerusalem Day March
Above: Israeli activists clash with a Palestinian man during a flag march to mark Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem's Old City, on May 26, 2025. Image copyright: Chen Junqing/Contributor/Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
On Jerusalem Day, Jews marched proudly and unapologetically — because they must. For too long, Hamas has hijacked this day with rockets and threats, dictating terms over Israel’s capital. But not this year. Jewish presence is not provocation — it is a rightful reclaiming. Jerusalem is not East or West, it is Jewish and Jews will never relinquish it.
Anti-Israel narrative
There is nothing noble in a march that parades flags through shuttered Palestinian homes while children chant “death to Arabs.” The Jerusalem Day Flag March, cloaked as celebration, unleashes hatred in sacred streets — its aggression neither protects identity nor honors history. It is an unjust provocation, exploiting faith to inflame division where peace is so desperately needed.