APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 15 June 2021. Members of the Legislative Council participate in a ؤagainst the march of Israeli flags.
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The march was rescheduled from Thursday, June 10, to Tuesday, June 15, placing it two days after the Knesset is to vote to approve a new government removing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition from power, allaying concerns by some critics of the prime minister that he was hoping to use the march and the violence it could potentially spark as part of a final bid to prevent the formation of the new coalition.
The May 10 march on Jerusalem Day, which came amid heightened tensions over planned evictions of Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and a police clampdown of rioting on the Temple Mount, had also been rerouted to avoid the Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter, following pressure from the US, which expressed concern that the parade could cause tensions to boil over.
The march will begin on Tuesday at HaNevi'im St. and head toward Damascus Gate, where participants will dance with Israeli flags.
The participants won't enter through that Old City entrance, but instead will head toward the Jaffa Gate, the organizers said in a statement.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 15 June 2021. Members of the Legislative Council participate in a ؤagainst the march of Israeli flags. STORYLINE The march was rescheduled from Thursday, June 10, to Tuesday, June 15, placing it two days after the Knesset is to vote to approve a new government removing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition from power, allaying concerns by some critics of the prime minister that he was hoping to use the march and the violence it could potentially spark as part of a final bid to prevent the formation of the new coalition. The May 10 march on Jerusalem Day, which came amid heightened tensions over planned evictions of Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and a police clampdown of rioting on the Temple Mount, had also been rerouted to avoid the Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter, following pressure from the US, which expressed concern that the parade could cause tensions to boil over. The march will begin on Tuesday at HaNevi'im St. and head toward Damascus Gate, where participants will dance with Israeli flags. The participants won't enter through that Old City entrance, but instead will head toward the Jaffa Gate, the organizers said in a statement. Footage by /APAwire
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