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Jun. 6, 2021 6:08 AM
It’s obviously only a coincidence, but somehow the leaders of the Religious Zionism party decided this year, of all years, that it was insufficient to mark the end of the Six-Day War according to its Jewish calendar date, which fell on May 10 this year. On Friday, posters appeared announcing people to celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem 54 years ago on its anniversary in the Gregorian calendar. A second Flag March is planned for Thursday.
Last week, I wrote that the unprecedented political crisis could encounter renewed security tension along the Green Line and in the Palestinian territories. The new provocation from Religious Zionism Chairman Bezalel Smotrich, in the form of the march, strengthens this suspicion. On Saturday, Shin Bet security service head Nadav Argaman issued an extraordinary warning, saying political violence could end in physical harm, amid the efforts to form a new coalition.