Israel Deploys heavy Police Presence for Annual flag march through Jerusalem - World Eye News

Israel has deployed a heavy police presence in Jerusalem ahead of a march by

flag-waving Jewish nationalists through the main Palestinian thoroughfare in the Old City.

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The march, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, is seen as a provocation by Palestinians

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The police presence includes hundreds of officers, as well as armored vehicles and checkpoints.

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The march is being organized by the Israeli right-wing group Im Tirtzu.

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The group says that the march is intended to celebrate Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 Six-Day War.

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Israel is a country in Western Asia, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea.

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It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east

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the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the west, and Egypt to the southwest.

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Israel is a small country, with a total area of just 22,072 square kilometers.

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