The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has given permission for the far-right settler groups to march through the heart of the main Palestinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Old City.
The Office of Internal Security Minister Omer Barlev said on Wednesday the march would take place on May 29 along its “customary route” through Damascus Gate.
Each year thousands of Israeli far-right groups participate in the march waving Israeli flags singing songs and in some cases chanting anti-Arab slogans as they pass by Palestinian onlookers and businesses.
The march is meant to celebrate Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem in the 1967 war. Israel subsequently annexed the city in a step that is not internationally recognized.
Barlev’s office said the decision was made after consultations with the police in a move that threatens to re-ignite violence in the holy city.
