Biden Pushing to Disrupt Israel’s Celebration of Jerusalem Liberation

The Biden administration is pressing Israel to re-route the controversial Jerusalem March that celebrates the anniversary of the Six-day War victory, which led to the liberation of Jerusalem and Judea-Samaria. The State Department wants the annual march to divert its path from the Damascus Gate and the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem’s Old City, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. The victory march is set to take place on Sunday. Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev approved the traditional route that originates in Safra Square to the Western Wall via the Old City’s Muslim Quarter. Local Arab store owners along the route…