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Police Swarm Jerusalem Flag March Amid Racist Chants, Funding Cut

5/14/2026

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Thousands of police and Border Police flooded Jerusalem for the Flag March, with barricades around Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter forcing Palestinian shopkeepers to close early.
Democratic MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv warned the march had become violent and racist and urged police to detain chant-ers of racist slogans.
The start time shifted to avoid Shabbat, while the event lost funding after the Finance Ministry failed to transfer the budget.

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Thousands of police and Border Police flooded Jerusalem for the Flag March, with barricades around Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter forcing Palestinian shopkeepers to close early.
Democratic MK Rabbi Gilad Kariv warned the march had become violent and racist and urged police to detain chant-ers of racist slogans.
The start time shifted to avoid Shabbat, while the event lost funding after the Finance Ministry failed to transfer the budget.