On May 14th, Jerusalem Day, which marks the reunification of the city under Israeli rule in the 1967 Six-Day War, local Israeli media reported, like the Times of Israel and +972 Magazine, chanted slogans of “death to Arabs” and “may your villages burn” during the nationalist Flag March.
Thousands marched through Jerusalem today for the annual Flag Day, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir among them. The march was marked by participants chanting anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian slogans.
: Oren Ziv, Charlotte Ritz-Jack, and Standing Together pic.twitter.com/Yo2KMlHeQG
— +972 Magazine (@972mag) May 14, 2026
An Israeli journalist posted footage of his phone being covered by the right-wing mob at the march as they sang “death to Arabs.”
Before the official Jerusalem Day Flag March, religious Zionist youth chant “death to Arabs,” try to cover up my phone camera lens.
The Old City is largely empty aside from extremist youth and reporters. Palestinian residents have locked themselves inside their homes pic.twitter.com/LyNYBcG9uA
— charlie summers (@cbsu03) May 14, 2026
Another Israeli journalist complained about being trapped by mobs during the march.
Israel, after all, does have a penchant for disdain for journalists
2024 and 2025 were the deadliest years for journalists worldwide since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began documenting these cases in 1992. In both years, Israel was responsible for 70% of the recorded deaths, according to the organization. In addition to the 264 journalists who were killed, 174 were wounded and 106 imprisoned since the start of the war in Gaza.
The annual assertion of Jewish control over Palestinian East Jerusalem has grown more extreme in recent years, the Guardian reported.
Jerusalem Day brings out Zionist monsters Gvir and Smotrich
Israeli politicians were also marking the day with their usual genocidal tactics.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir stormed the Al-Aqsa compound under heavy military protection during the day to wave the Israeli flag.
Meanwhile, finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called to annex the entirety of the West Bank during a speech at a Jerusalem Day rally on Thursday night.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls to annex all of the West Bank, citing the approval of 60,000 new housing units and plans to erase Areas A, B, and C, at a Jerusalem Day address. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir calls to settle Lebanon.https://t.co/zVVdaMFcNy
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) May 15, 2026
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These genocidal slogans and actions continue unabated, with full backing and encouragement from Western governments
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