Tensions flare once again in Israel-Palestine ahead of controversial march

Perhaps the most divisive, disputed conflict in the world is hot with tension once again, as Israel’s annual flag march is expected to take place today (Sunday). The march celebrates Israel’s capture of Jerusalem in 1967 after the ‘6 Day War’.

The march is now heavily associated with Israel’s Right Wing, which has become the country’s dominant political force after decades of failed negotiations and conflict with the Palestinians, including countless terror attacks between both sides. Last year, videos of Israelis at the flag march yelling “Death to Arabs” went viral on social media.

At the start of last year’s flag march, the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas launched rockets into Israel, setting off an 11-day war that left hundreds dead. At the same time, the conflict over houses in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood was taking place. While…