The march of thousands of young Israelis scheduled for Monday evening in the Old City to celebrate "
Jerusalem Day
" has been canceled due to clashes earlier in the day, organizers said.
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The march for the flag dance has been canceled. We will not dance on a divided Jerusalem
, ”said the Am Kalavi organization, which annually holds a large march in the Old City to celebrate the conquest of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces in 1967. But clashes between Palestinians and forces Order earlier in the day more than 300 wounded, mostly Palestinians, on the Esplanade des Mosques - Islam's third holiest site - in the Old City of Jerusalem.
These clashes, which add to those of the weekend, are the most violent since 2017 in Jerusalem.
A march bringing together thousands of young Israelis was to pass this Monday evening through the Damascus Gate, entrance to the Old City which has been at the heart of clashes in recent weeks.
In order to avoid further clashes, the Israeli police had decided to modify the route so that its participants entered the Old City through the quieter Jaffa Gate, rather than the Damascus Gate.
But the organizers preferred to cancel the event seen as a provocative gesture by the Palestinians.