German ambassador to Israel describes scenes of ‘blind hate’ at Jerusalem flag march

“Scenes like this from Jerusalem today do not speak of the deep spiritual connection to the city that Jews have felt for thousands of years. They speak of blind hate that these kids have been taught,” Germany’s ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, wrote on X.

The annual “flag march”, which passes through Muslim-majority neighbourhoods in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City, commemorates the occupation of the city by Israel in 1967.

Far-right Israelis attacked journalists and Palestinian shop owners and chanted Islamophobic slurs, as hundreds marched through to celebrate Israel’s domination of the city.

Earlier today, hundreds of Israelis stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque, under heavy protection from Israeli police, ahead of the march. 

Scenes like this from Jerusalem today do not speak of the deep spiritual connection to the city that Jews have felt for thousands of years. They speak of blind hate that these kids have been taught. pic.twitter.com/3dnQtxS8Zn

— Steffen Seibert (@GerAmbTLV) June 5, 2024