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Israeli government approves timing for controversial flag march in Jerusalem

The nationalist rally is now scheduled to take place Tuesday, two days after Israel’s parliament votes on the formation of a new government. Exact arrangements still have not been agreed upon.
Israeli nationalist settlers wave their national flags at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on May 13, 2018, as they celebrate Jerusalem Day, an annual celebration of the "reunification" of the city following the 1967 Six-Day War.

The Israeli government has given the green light for a controversial protest in Jerusalem under certain conditions and only after the Knesset votes over the weekend on a new coalition government. The right-wing nationalist event had been scheduled and then canceled amid tensions between Jews and Arabs in the holy city.

In a press release, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Security Cabinet said the march — which at one point had been rescheduled for Thursday — will take place Tuesday “in a format to be agreed upon by the police and the organizers of the march.”

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