Yom Yerushalayim – The March of Flags: New Israeli Government faces its very First Challenge

Israel’s new government, headed by conservative Naftali Bennet, is preparing to take on a new challenge that could once again strain the streets of Jerusalem and relations between Palestinians and Jews. The well-known “March of Flags”, Yom Yerushalayim in Hebrew, is expected to take place on June 15 to celebrate the reunification of Jerusalem and the restoration of Israeli control over the territory after its victory in the Six-Day War. The Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar has reported that the Hamas group is threatening to return to an escalation of violence if the march takes place in Jerusalem, as already scheduled.In this…