AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Expatriates on Tuesday condemned the provocative “Flags March” carried out by
far-right Israeli groups under the protection of Israeli authorities, along
with acts of aggression against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Ministry spokesperson Daif Allah Al-Fayez said
in a statement that the Israeli authorities allowing “this racist provocative
march, and occupation forces attacks on Jerusalemites and barring them from
entering Jerusalem’s Old City goes against all the international and regional
endeavors to deescalate violence.”
Fayez called on the Israeli occupation to stop
such attacks and respect the historic status-quo in Jerusalem, noting that
Israel is responsible for today’s escalation, according to the statement.
Thousands of Israeli far-right nationalists marched
in a flag-waving procession through occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, an
event that risked reigniting tensions with Palestinians and posed an early
challenge to Israel's new government, AFP reported.
Last month, Israeli-Palestinian confrontations in
occupied Jerusalem helped trigger 11 days of cross-border fighting between
Israel and Gaza's ruling
Hamas group.
On Tuesday, Israeli occupation forces in riot gear
and on horseback cordoned off areas leading to the walled Old City's flashpoint
Damascus Gate, clearing the area of
Palestinians, according to AFP.
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