Jerusalem tensions high ahead of Israeli youth Flag March

Thousands of flag-waving Israelis are due to pass through Muslim areas, amid Palestinian anger.

Thousands of Israeli Jews are due to hold a march through Muslim areas in Jerusalem's Old City amid Palestinian warnings it could trigger violence.The Flag March takes place on Israel's Jerusalem Day, celebrating its capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war.

Last year, a devastating 11-day conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza erupted on Jerusalem Day when Gaza's Hamas rulers fired rockets towards the city after Israeli police and Palestinians clashed at a holy site in the Old City. The march traditionally sees thousands of young Jews, many waving Israeli flags, dance and sing patriotic songs as they stream through the patchwork of alleyways which run through the historic four quarters. Palestinians view the event as a provocation.

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