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Jerusalem Dance of Flags ( Hebrew : ריקוד דגלים or ריקודגלים, ‘’Rikud Degalim’’), or ‘’’Flag March’’’ ( ‘’Mitzad ha’Degalim’’), is an annual flag flying parade on Jerusalem Day (28 Iyar , Hebrew calendar ) in Jerusalem and on a smaller scale every Rosh Chodesh (better known as ‘’Sivuv She’arim’’), to celebrate Israel's victory in the battle of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War . While some Israelis consider this day an important date to display Jewish sovereignty over Jerusalem, many Palestinians consider it "an offensive and unnecessary expression of dominance in an area" and part of Israel annexation of East Jerusalem . The Dance of Flags is recognize almost exclusively with the Religious Zionism party. Attendees and speakers in recent years include Itamar Ben-Gvir , Minister of National Security and leader of the far-right political party Otzma Yehudit , Bezalel Smotrich , Minister of Finance and leader of the far-right Religious Zionist Party , Yitzhak Wasserlauf , member of the Knesset for Otzma Yehudit and Minister for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee , and Simcha Rothman , member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party and Chairman of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee , who led the efforts to overhaul Israel's judiciary that sparked the 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests .1 The event, which passes through the city’s Muslim Quarter , is regularly attended by far-right Jewish Israelis, including the far-right Lehava organisation, and is often accompanied by violence, especially against the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. Attendees regularly chant racist and anti-Arab songs such as "death to Arabs," "A Jew is a soul, an Arab is the son of a whore," and "may your villages burn." Palestinian residents frequently shutter their businesses and homes on the day of the march for fear of being subjected to violence from Israeli marchers or after being ordered to do so by the Israel Police , who also institute closures and checkpoints in and around the Old City. The event was a contributing factor in the build-up to the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis after clashes outside the Al-Aqsa Mosque left over 300 Palestinians wounded. The New York Times . "Meet the Knesset member at the forefront of the controversial plans to reform Israel's judiciary" .2 The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel . 13 June 2021 .3
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Annual far-right parade in Jerusalem The March of Flags ( מצעד הדגלים , Mitzad ha’Degalim ), or Dance of Flags ( Hebrew : ריקוד דגלים or ריקודגלים , romanized : Rikud Degalim ), is an annual flag flying parade on Jerusalem Day to celebrate what some Israelis term the " reunification of Jerusalem ", but more widely-recognised as the military occupation and annexation of East Jerusalem of the West Bank after the 1967 Arab–Israeli War .The event, which passes through the Old City 's Muslim Quarter in East Jerusalem , is regularly attended by far-right Jewish Israelis, including the far-right Lehava organisation, and is often accompanied by violence, especially against the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. Attendees have been regularly seen chanting racist and anti-Arab slogans such as "death to Arabs," "A Jew is a soul, an Arab is the son of a whore," and "may your villages burn." Palestinian residents frequently shutter their businesses and homes on the day of the march for fear of being subjected to violence from Israeli marchers, or after being ordered to do so by the Israel Police , who also institute closures and checkpoints in and around the Old City. While Israelis consider the day a display of Jewish sovereignty over the whole of Jerusalem, Palestinians consider it an unnecessary provocation and expression of dominance in East Jerusalem, an area that is considered part of the occupied Palestinian territories . The Times of Israel . The Times of Israel .
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