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.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

The Israel Police announced that they had arrested a suspect who had been planning a terror attack during the Jerusalem Day celebrations.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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

"To our regret, this parade - which ends with a mass rally in the Western Wall Square - has become an arena for acts of violence, hatred, looting, and racism in recent years," he wrote in a letter.

|ByTZVI JASPER
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

In total, 18 suspects were arrested during the flag march for violent offenses, assaults, threats, and disorderly conducts.

|ByJACOB LAZNIK

Lapid condemns Flag march slurs: 'This is not Judaism and not Israeli'

"It is incomprehensible how one can hold an Israeli flag in one's hand and shout 'death to Arabs' at the same time."

JUNE 15, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON, IDAN ZONSHINE
YAIR LAPID arrives at the Knesset ahead of the vote and swearing in of the 36th government, June 13, 2021.

Jerusalem flag march sets out amid high tensions

The march will pass through the Arab market which lies just inside Jerusalem’s Muslim Quarter on the seam with the Jewish Quarter.

JUNE 15, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON
An Israeli man holds an Israeli flag outside Jerusalem's Old City

Guardian of the Walls is over, but Hamas still sets the rules - analysis

The IDF said that they dealt Hamas a significant hit, but the chief of staff said that Israel should be modest in terms of deterrence.

JUNE 15, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Members of Hamas ride on a truck as they display a rocket during an anti-Israel rally in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 28, 2021

Jerusalem braces for clashes as flag march nears

Route of the procession will not go through Damascus Gate and Muslim Quarter as in previous years, but through the Jaffa Gate skirting the Muslim quarter and into the Western Wall plaza.

JUNE 15, 2021ByJEREMY SHARON, LAHAV HARKOV, ZACHARY KEYSER
Israelis take cover as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets from the Gaza Strip, during Jerusalem day, in Jerusalem, May 10, 2021.

IDF ups alert among Iron Dome batteries ahead of Jerusalem flag march

Israel is bracing for potential violence in the West Bank as Palestinian groups warn against the march set to take place Tuesday.

JUNE 14, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A BOY wrapped with Israel’s national flag is seen during a parade marking Jerusalem Day last month outside the Old City Walls. Israel, the author argues, needs to assert more sovereignty

Hamas calls for 'Day of Rage' to confront Jerusalem flag march

Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups have warned against holding the flag march, threatening to reignite the conflict against Israel.

JUNE 14, 2021ByTZVI JOFFRE
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.