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Dialuna 30 Mei 2022

Israeli nationalists chant racist slogans in Jerusalem march

described them as a “minority that
came to set the area on fire” and
vowed to prosecute violent extrem-
ists — a step that few Israeli govern-
ments have taken in the past. Foreign
Minister Yair Lapid called the racist
groups “a disgrace.”
Thousands of people normally take
part in the march through the Mus-
lim Quarter, including some who
shout out nationalistic or racist slo-
gans toward the Palestinians, before
making their way to the Western Wall
in the Jewish Quarter on the other
side of the Old City.
Last year, after weeks of Israeli-Pales-
tinian unrest in Jerusalem, authori-
ties changed the route of the march at
the last minute to avoid the Muslim
Quarter. But it was too late by then,
and Hamas militants in Gaza fired a
barrage of rockets toward Jerusalem
as the procession was getting under-
way. That set off 11 days of heavy
fighting.
Sunday’s march came at a time of
heightened tensions. Israeli police
have repeatedly confronted stone-
throwing Palestinian demonstrators
in the disputed compound in recent
months, often firing rubber bullets
and stun grenades.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands day war with Gaza militants, and this ed “Death to Arabs,” and “Let your At the same time, some 19 Israelis
of Israeli nationalists, some of them year’s march drew condemnations village burn down” before descend- have been killed by Palestinian attack-
chanting “Death to Arabs,” paraded from the Palestinians and neighbor- ing into the Old City. ers in Israel and the occupied West
through the heart of the main Pal- ing Jordan. Police cleared Palestinians out of the Bank in recent weeks, while over 35
estinian thoroughfare in Jerusalem’s Israel said it deployed thousands area, which is normally a bustling Pal- Palestinians have been killed in Is-
Old City on Sunday, in a show of of police and security forces for the estinian thoroughfare. At one point, raeli military operations in the occu-
force that risked setting off a new event, and violent scuffles between a drone flying a Palestinian flag flew pied West Bank. Some were armed,
wave of violence in the tense city. Jewish and Palestinian groups erupt- overhead before police intercepted it. while others were shot while alleg-
The crowds, who were overwhelm- ed inside the Old City before the pa- Ahead of the march, Prime Minister edly throwing stones or firebombs
ingly young Orthodox Jewish men, rade began. Naftali Bennett said that “flying the at troops. But several appear appear
were celebrating Jerusalem Day -- an As the march got underway, groups flag of Israel in the capital of Israel is to have been uninvolved in any vio-
Israeli holiday that marks the capture of Orthodox Jewish youths gathered an obvious thing,” but also urged par- lence, including Shireen Abu Akleh,
of the Old City in the 1967 Mideast outside Damascus Gate, waving flags, ticipants to celebrate in a “responsible a well-known correspondent for the
war. Palestinians see the event, which singing religious and nationalistic and respectful manner.” Al Jazeera satellite channel.
passes through the heart of the Mus- songs, and shouting “the Jewish na- Bennett later issued a statement in- Jerusalem police were criticized in-
lim Quarter, as a provocation. Last tion lives” before entering the Mus- structing police to show “no toler- ternationally for beating mourners at
year, the parade helped trigger an 11- lim Quarter. One large group chant- ance” toward the racist groups. He Abu Akleh’s funeral two weeks ago.

UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

BEIJING (AP) — The top also for the authorities in Zhaoxu, accused some West- der the guise of human rights. and brought security, stability
U.N. human rights official China to better understand ern countries and anti-China It said that the government and prosperity to the region
said Saturday that she raised our concerns and to poten- elements of fabricating sensa- had adopted lawful measures in China’s northwest.
concerns with Chinese offi- tially rethink policies that we tional lies about Xinjiang un- to combat violent terrorism
cials about the impact of the believe may impact negative-
broad application of counter- ly on human rights,” she said
terrorism and deradicaliza- in a video news conference
tion measures on the rights of before leaving the country.
Uyghurs and other predomi- Bachelet’s measured words,
nantly Muslim groups in while expected, did not satis-
Michelle Bachelet, who visit- fy activists and likely will not
ed the northwestern region as sit well with governments
part of a six-day trip to Chi- such as the United States,
na, said the visit was not an which have been critical of
investigation but a chance to her decision to visit Xinjiang.
have direct talks with senior China’s ruling Communist
Chinese leaders and pave the Party, which has vehemently
way for more regular interac- denied all reports of human
tions to support China in ful- rights violations and geno-
filling its obligations under cide in Xinjiang, showed no
international human rights sign of being open to change
law. in a government statement
“It provides an opportunity on the trip.
for me to better understand The statement, attributed to
the situation in China, but Vice Foreign Minister Ma