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Ben-Gvir Raises Flag, Jerusalem March Sparks Clashes, 13 Arrested

5/15/2026

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Ben-Gvir Raises Flag

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir raised an Israeli flag on Temple Mount, saying site “in our hands” before the march.
Police arrested 13 people after far-right activists and left-wing groups clashed during Jerusalem’s Flag March in the Old City.
Left-wing groups deployed about 200 volunteers in purple vests to protect Arab residents.
Some right-wing marchers shouted slogans such as “Death to Arabs” and “May your village burn.”

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Ben-Gvir Flag

Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir hoisted an Israeli flag on the Temple Mount before Jerusalem Day.
Police detained a suspect planning a terror attack after intelligence traced him to carwash.
Beyadenu guides escorted roughly 200 Jewish worshippers to the Mount despite closure warnings.
Knesset member Yitzhak Kroizer praised the shift and urged Jerusalem reunification without mosques.
Likud MK Ariel Kallner visited, urging Israelis to keep praying and calling change a revolution.

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Ben-Gvir Raises Flag

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir raised an Israeli flag on Temple Mount, saying site “in our hands” before the march.
Police arrested 13 people after far-right activists and left-wing groups clashed during Jerusalem’s Flag March in the Old City.
Left-wing groups deployed about 200 volunteers in purple vests to protect Arab residents.
Some right-wing marchers shouted slogans such as “Death to Arabs” and “May your village burn.”

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