Overview
- The Flag March through Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday included a filmed act of spitting on a Virgin Mary statue near the New Gate.
- Forum dei Cristiani di Terra Santa coordinator Wadie Abunassar posted the video and called for accountability through re-education.
- Police deployed thousands of officers and reported roughly a dozen arrests tied to violence during the march.
- Volunteers from the Israeli‑Palestinian group Standing Together escorted nuns as many Old City shops shut their doors for safety.
- The annual Flag March marks Israel’s 1967 takeover of East Jerusalem and often crosses Muslim and Christian areas that see frequent tension.