Israeli police should not have canceled special flag march through Old City's Muslim quarter
The Israeli police made a cowardly decision that was exactly what the Hamas wanted:
The Israel Police on Monday pulled the permit given to the annual flag parade in Jerusalem, set to take place on Thursday, June 10, citing safety concerns and saying that they will not approve the current path suggested for the march.What the Israeli have done so far is just a mere example of the cowardice that's practically become synonymous with the western world when it comes to Islamofascism. They do not show the courage to deal with a serious issue, allowing it to be described as a "provocation" by the left, and in the end, this is how Islam ends up causing defeat. Benjamin Netanyahu's met with police officials to try and straighten this out, and let's hope something comes of it. But for now, it gives a very bad image to authorities and demonstrates the double-standards they have with right-wing movements.
While the police stressed that they would revisit the issue if the route was changed, the organizers of the controversial annual march, which would have seen hundreds if not thousands of people march through the Muslim Quarter carrying Israeli flags, told the media the police had, in fact, canceled it.
Right-wing lawmakers and national religious groups said they would appeal the decision before the High Court of Justice.
Last week, Hamas, the terrorist group controlling the Gaza Strip, called on the Palestinian residents of Jerusalem to riot if the march was allowed to go through the Old City, and vowed to "protect the al-Aqsa Mosque from the malice of the Zionists and their schemes."
Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich excoriated the police over the decision, calling it a "shameful capitulation to terrorism and Hamas threats."
Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai, he said, "is unable to protect marchers with Israeli flags on the streets of Jerusalem and unable to protect Jewish residents of Lod, Ramla and Acre. Now he is also making [Hamas leader in Gaza] Yahya Sinwar the one who runs Jerusalem.
"The people of Israel are alive and worthy of a different leadership that is stronger and more determined. We will continue to walk proudly through the streets of Jerusalem and reside everywhere in it."
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