Every year tens of thousands of right wing Israelis celebrate the
occupation of East Jerusalem 45 years ago. This year the celebrators
marched through Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter chanting
“Muhammed is Dead” and celebrating a 1994 massacre of 29
Palestinians in Hebron. Across the road roughly 600 Palestinians
protested the celebration and the occupation of East Jerusalem. They
were joined by Israeli peace activists. Policemen on horses and the
YASAM special forces closed the protesters in while opening the street to
the celebrators. The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky reports.

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Thousands of Israelis Celebrate Occupation of East Jerusalem

by TRNN, The Real News Network
May 21, 2012

<h1>Thousands of Israelis Celebrate Occupation of East Jerusalem</h1> <p class="byline">by TRNN, The Real News Network <br />May 21, 2012</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOE1aTITDgg</p> <p>Every year tens of thousands of right wing Israelis celebrate the<br /> occupation of East Jerusalem 45 years ago. This year the celebrators<br /> marched through Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter chanting<br /> “Muhammed is Dead” and celebrating a 1994 massacre of 29<br /> Palestinians in Hebron. Across the road roughly 600 Palestinians<br /> protested the celebration and the occupation of East Jerusalem. They<br /> were joined by Israeli peace activists. Policemen on horses and the<br /> YASAM special forces closed the protesters in while opening the street to<br /> the celebrators. The Real News’ Lia Tarachansky reports.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com/jerusalemday05202012">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://therealnews.com">The Real News Network</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/therealnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/cropped-TRNN-2021-logomark-square.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://therealnews.com/?republication-pixel=true&post=154420&amp;ga4=G-7LYS8R7V51" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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