The US ambassador spoke with Bar-Lev: he expressed concern that the flag parade would lead to an escalation

According to a senior Israeli official, the US ambassador to Israel expressed concern to the BTP minister about the holding of the flag parade, but did not ask to change its course.

The minister explained that the police are working to prevent friction or provocations in the procession.

"My father gave the order to liberate Jerusalem - this is our capital"

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26/05/2022

Thursday, 26 May 2022, 16:48 Updated: 17:05

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US Ambassador to Israel Tom Mobils spoke on the phone today (Thursday) with Minister of Internal Security Amar Bar-Lev and expressed concern about the flag parade and feared that it could lead to an escalation in Jerusalem and the territories, a senior Israeli official said.

He said the U.S. ambassador did not seek to change the course of the parade.

Bar-Lev told the U.S. ambassador that he understands the concern and personally monitors police preparations for maintaining order during the parade.

Bar-Lev told the U.S. ambassador that police are working to prevent friction or provocations during the parade.

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A parade of flags in Jerusalem.

April 2022 (Photo: Flash 90, Jonathan Zindel)

The senior official noted that Bar-Lev told the American ambassador that the parade was not a defiance move, but a tradition that had existed for 30 years and that for the vast majority of the years the parade took place on the same route and outline.

"My father, as deputy chief of staff, gave the order to liberate Jerusalem - this is our capital," Bar-Lev told the US ambassador.

Meanwhile, Hamas and Islamic Jihad will hold an emergency meeting tonight. Hamas escalates if the march takes place, police announced that forces would be deployed throughout Jerusalem and at the Nablus Gate ahead of the march.

"Warns the enemy."

Haniyeh (Photo: Reuters)

It was decided that 3,000 police officers would secure the parade that would take place in the center of Jerusalem, through the Nablus Gate and Hagai Street.

It was also decided to

recruit three reserve companies from the Border Police and put the reserve system on standby immediately.

, Haniyeh said earlier this week. "I say clearly and warn the enemy of committing such crimes.

"The Palestinian people and the opposition in Jerusalem and the West Bank will not agree and will not accept the passage of this Jewish nonsense in the al-Aqsa Mosque."

Haniyeh added that "our decision is clear and there will be no turning back from it. We will fight against all possibilities and we will not allow the desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, or the arrogance against our people on the streets of Jerusalem, the West Bank and within Israel."

The secretary general of the Islamic Jihad organization, Ziad Nahala, reinforced Haniyeh's remarks, adding that "we need to be on alert, fulfill our mission and declare to the whole world that we have nothing but Jerusalem."

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