Israelis chant ‘Death to Arabs’ during Jerusalem ‘Flag March’

Israeli ultranationalists chanted anti-Palestinian slogans, including “Death to Arabs” and “May your villages burn”, during the annual “Flag March” through Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday. 

Meanwhile, the area was placed on near-total lockdown, with Palestinian-owned shops forced to close and residents barricaded indoors.

Israeli forces also violently blocked Palestinian Muslims from accessing the Al-Aqsa Mosque earlier in the day to accommodate the nationalist march.