Thousands of Israelis have joined a state-funded march through the Muslim quarter of the Old City in Jerusalem, where large groups chanted racist slogans including “Gaza is ours”, “death to the Arabs” and “may their villages burn”. The annual march, paid for and promoted by the Jerusalem city government, celebrates Israel’s capture and occupation of East Jerusalem and its holy sites in the war of 1967. View image in fullscreen The Israeli far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, was among the crowds in the Old City of Jerusalem. The far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was among the crowds arriving at the Old City around sunset. “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.

Source: The Guardian May 26, 2025 22:24 UTC