Flag March

Israel marks 59th Jerusalem Day with Old City flag march, nationwide celebrations

This year, the holiday fell on May 14, which is also the anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.

Israelis take part in the annual Jerusalem Day flag march in the capital, May 14, 2026
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir waves the Israeli flag as he tours the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, May 14, 2026

Ben-Gvir declares ownership of Temple Mount as activists clash in Jerusalem ahead of flag march

 Young Jewish men holding Israeli flags as they dance at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, during Jerusalem Day celebrations, May 29, 2022.

Gilad Kariv warns of potential violence during Jerusalem Day flag march

 Itamar Ben-Gvir seen during Jerusalem Day celebrations outside the Jerusalem Great Synagogue, June 5, 2024

'Jerusalem is ours, Temple Mount is ours,' Ben-Gvir declares amid flag day march violence


Jerusalem Day: Israelis let their hair down about coexistence

“But, you know, coronavirus wasn’t the real virus here. You know what the real virus is? Arabs.”

 Men dance with Israeli flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Old City on the eve of Jerusalem Day, Saturday night.

Israel's Jerusalem Day: Police must have zero tolerance for flag march provocateurs - Bennett

The flag march, held in Israel's capital for over 30 years, is one of the central features of the Jerusalem Day celebration.

 People hold up Israeli flags at the annual Jerusalem Day flag march.

MK Ben-Gvir to be allowed on Temple Mount ahead of flag march

Despite concerns that Jews praying on Temple Mount will further provoke tensions, Israel Police are not expected to stop them from visiting the site. 

Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem, as Jewish groups conducted a flag march through the Old City

Israel bracing for violence, rocket fire on Jerusalem Day

Hamas called on Palestinians to protect our Islamic and Christian holy sites and to raise the Palestinian flag everywhere to "emphasize the Arab identity of the land and Jerusalem."

Israelis celebrate Jerusalem day at the Western Wall as blaze is seen in the background at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem Old City, May 10, 2021.

Do Palestinians prefer united Jerusalem under Israeli rule? - opinion

There is much debate over the existence and route of the Jerusalem Day flag march which is planned to go through Damascus Gate.

 MOTTA GUR (right), the paratroop commander during the 1967 war, and Yitzhak Rabin (second from right), who had been IDF chied of staff, visit the Lions Gate in 1992 to mark the war's 25th anniversary where Israeli troops had entered the Old City.

Jerusalem Day flag march should be done sensitively - editorial

Tensions surrounding Jerusalem have been high for a while, and Hamas has made threats to Israel if the march goes on as planned.

 A SCENE FROM the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March outside Damascus Gate in the Old City, last year.

My Word: The Jerusalem flag conundrum

Nothing demonstrates the problems and paradoxes of Jerusalem’s status and situation as this annual event, a celebration of the reunification of the capital during the Six Day War.

 ISRAELIS DANCE with flags outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the Flag March last year.

Bennett approves flag march route, security forces on high alert

Bennett said the march would pass through Damascus Gate, and that officers were deployed to Jerusalem and Israel's mixed cities.

 Police and rescue workers at the scene of a terror attack on Dizengoff Street, central Tel Aviv. At least six people were wounded in the shooting, three severely. April 07, 2022.

Court's decision to allow Jewish prayer on Temple Mount is dangerous - opinion

The so-called unification of Jerusalem is fiction. In reality, Jerusalem remains one of the most divided cities in the world.

 A SCENE FROM the annual Jerusalem Day Flag March outside Damascus Gate in the Old City, last year.

'Attack' on Jerusalem would lead to 'unimaginable consequences' - Nasrallah

Clashes broke out between the IDF and rioters along the Lebanese border on Wednesday.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession