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Israeli High Court authorizes Jerusalem Day march

Despite objections, the Israeli High Court has authorized right-wing activists to hold the annual Jerusalem Day Flag Parade.
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 28:  (ISRAEL OUT) Israelis during a march marking Jerusalem Day on May 28, 2014 outside Jerusalem's old city, Israel. Israel is celebrating the anniversary of the 'unification' of Jerusalem, marking 47 years since it captured mainly Arab east Jerusalem during the 1967 Middle East war.  (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
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A little more than a month has passed since the High Court of Justice rejected the argument that the law limiting the right to boycott organizations operating in the occupied territories harms the right of freedom of demonstration. The justices ruled that, in this case, the interest of the state takes precedence over freedom of expression, thus upholding the law against those boycotting settlements.

The same court rejected on May 11 the plea of the nongovernmental organization Ir Amim and Gadi Gvaryahu, the chairman of the Tag Meir grass-roots organization, to change the route of the Jerusalem Day Flag Parade planned for May 17 and forbid the marchers from entering the Muslim Quarter. The verdict is full of flowery phrases denouncing violence.

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